Int. No. 624
By Council Members Constantinides, Adams and Vallone
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on asthma medication administration forms
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 21-965 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 12 for the year 2016, is amended to read as follows:
? 21-965 Student health services. a. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
Asthma medication administration form. The term "asthma medication administration form" means a form approved by the department, completed by a medical provider and submitted by a student to a school, which outlines instructions to be followed in the event such student exhibits asthma symptoms or to prevent a student from exhibiting asthma symptoms prior to certain activities, including, but not limited to, before exercise.
Automated student health record database. The term "automated student health record database" means a database maintained by the department of health and mental hygiene to record information about students' medical care.
NYC FITNESSGRAM. The term "NYC FITNESSGRAM" means an annual fitness assessment used to determine students' overall physical fitness.
School based health center. The term "school based health center" means on-site health care services provided to students within the school building, which are operated by independent institutions including, but not limited to, hospitals and community based organizations.
Student. "Student" shall mean any pupil under the age of twenty-one as of September first of the academic period being reported, who does not have a high school diploma and who is enrolled in a district school or pre-kindergarten program in a district school within the city school district.
Student health encounter. The term "student health ...
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