New Jersey § 18a:40-12

§ 18a:40-12.

The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall

adopt regulations requiring each public school board of education to develop policies

for the administration of asthma medication through the use of a nebulizer by the

school nurse or other person authorized by regulation. The regulations shall include: a. a requirement that each certified nurse or other person authorized to administer

asthma medication receive training in airway management and in the use of nebulizers

and inhalers consistent with nationally recognized standards, including, but not limited

to, those of the National Institutes of Health and the American Association of Allergy

and Immunology; and b. a requirement that each pupil authorized to use asthma medication pursuant to section

1 of P.L.1993, c. 308 ( C.18A:40-12.3 ), or a nebulizer have an asthma treatment plan prepared by the physician of the pupil,

which shall identify, at a minimum, asthma triggers, the treatment plan, and such

other elements as shall be determined by the State Board of Education.