1 CCR 301-112-1.0 - DEFINITIONS

1.1 "Appropriate staff" means one or more employees of the school whom the principal or equivalent executive, in consultation with the school nurse or health-care practitioner, determines to be the appropriate recipient or recipients of free seizure recognition and first aid training developed by recognized sources on epilepsy and seizure disorders, as identified by the Department of Education. "Appropriate staff" may include but need not be limited to employees who have direct contact with and supervision of students who have a seizure disorder.

1.2 "Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24- 1-115, C.R.S.

1.3 "Designated employee" means an employee of the school who is designated and trained by the school nurse or health-care practitioner on how to administer or assist with the administration of seizure treatment and medications, seizure rescue medications, and manual vagus nerve stimulation.

1.3 "Public school" means a public school in the state that enrolls students in any of grades kindergarten through twelfth grade, including a traditional public school of a school district; a charter school of a school district; an Institute charter school; or an approved facility school, as defined in C.R.S. 22-2-402(1).

1.4 "Seizure action plan" means a written, individualized seizure action plan for a specific student, created by the school nurse or health-care practitioner, in conjunction with the student's parent or legal guardian and the student's physician, as appropriate, that is designed to acknowledge and prepare for the healthcare needs of a student diagnosed with a seizure disorder. The seizure action plan must be in accordance with the guidelines developed by the department of education.

1.5 "Seizure disorder" means a medical condition, including epilepsy, in which episodes of uncontrolled activity in the brain produce symptoms that produce one or more seizures.

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1 CCR 301-112-1.0

44 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 12/15/2021