For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Authorizing physician and surgeon” may include, but is not limited to, a physician and surgeon employed by, or contracted with, a local educational agency, a medical director of the local health department, or a local emergency medical services director.

(b) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.

(c) “School” means a public school maintained by a school district or county office of education, or a charter school.

(d) “Seizure action plan” means a written, individualized health plan designed to acknowledge and prepare for the health care needs of a pupil diagnosed with seizures, a seizure disorder, or epilepsy.

(e) “Volunteer” means an employee who (1) has volunteered to administer emergency anti-seizure medication to a pupil diagnosed with seizures, a seizure disorder, or epilepsy if the pupil is suffering from a seizure, (2) has been designated by a school or local educational agency, and (3) has received training pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 49468.2.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 906, Sec. 1. (AB 1810) Effective January 1, 2023.)