New Jersey § 18a:40-12

§ 18a:40-12.

The policy for the administration of medication to a pupil shall provide that the

school nurse shall have the primary responsibility for the administration of the hydrocortisone

sodium succinate. The school nurse shall designate, in consultation with the board of education or

chief school administrator of a nonpublic school, additional employees of the school

district or nonpublic school who volunteer to administer hydrocortisone sodium succinate

to a pupil for adrenal insufficiency when the nurse is not physically present at the

scene. In the event that a licensed athletic trainer volunteers to administer hydrocortisone

sodium succinate, it shall not constitute a violation of the “Athletic Training Licensure

Act,” P.L.1984, c. 203 ( C.45:9-37.35 et seq. ). The school nurse shall determine that: a. the designees have been properly trained in the administration of hydrocortisone

sodium succinate using standardized training protocols established by the Department

of Education in consultation with the Department of Health; b. the parents or guardians of the pupil consent in writing to the administration

of hydrocortisone sodium succinate by the designees; c. the board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school informs the parents

or guardians of the pupil in writing that the district and its employees or agents

or the nonpublic school and its employees or agents shall have no liability as a result

of any injury arising from the administration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate to

the pupil; d. the parents or guardians of the pupil sign a statement acknowledging their understanding

that the district or nonpublic school shall have no liability as a result of any injury

arising from the administration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate to the pupil and

that the parents or guardians shall indemnify and hold harmless the district and its

employees or agents or the nonpublic school and its employees or agents against any

claims arising out of the administration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate to the

pupil; and e. the permission is effective for the school year for which it is granted and is

renewed for each subsequent school year upon fulfillment of the requirements in subsections

a. through d. of this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the emergency administration

of hydrocortisone sodium succinate to a pupil for adrenal insufficiency by the school

nurse or other employees designated pursuant to this section when the pupil is authorized

to self-administer hydrocortisone sodium succinate pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c. 308 ( C.18A:40-12.3 ).