(a) Commencing with the 2022-2023 school year, the parent or guardian of a student who has a seizure disorder and is enrolled in and attending a public K-12 school may seek care for the student’s seizures while the student is at school or is participating in a school-sponsored activity by collaborating with school personnel and the applicable local board of education to ensure a seizure management and treatment plan is included in the student’s individual health plan. The seizure management and treatment plan shall be submitted to and reviewed by the lead nurse employed by the local board of education at all of the following times:

Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-30C-2

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) Before or at the beginning of the school year.
(2) Upon enrollment of the student, if the student enrolls in a school after the beginning of the school year.
(3) As soon as practicable following a diagnosis of a seizure disorder for the student.
(b) A seizure management and treatment plan shall include all of the following:

(1) A list of the health care services the student may receive at school or while participating in a school sponsored activity.
(2) A list of prescribed medications the student may receive including the name and purpose of the medication, the prescribed dosage, the route of administration, the frequency that the medication may be administered, and the circumstances under which the medication may be administered.
(3) An evaluation of the student’s level of understanding and ability to manage his or her seizures.
(4) The signature of the student’s parent or guardian.
(5) The name and address of the physician responsible for the student’s seizure treatment.