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BA, BSN, PEL-CSN Wellness and Student Care Department August 12, 2025  \n1  \nWhat guides a school nurse's practice?  \n2  \nLinks for School Code  \n• Illinois School Code  \n– Administering medications  \n•  105 ILCS 5/10-22.21b  \n– Anaphylactic policy for school districts  \n•  105 ILCS 5/2-3.190  \n•  Model Anaphylaxis Response Policy for Illinois Schools  \n– Self-administration and self-carry of asthma medication and epinephrine injectors, administration of undesignated epinephrine injectors, administration of an opioid antagonist, administration of  \nundesignated asthma medication •  105 ILCS 5/22-30  \n3  \nLinks for School Code  \n• Illinois School Code  \n– Home hospital instruction  \n•  105 ILCS 5/14-13.01  \n•  Medical Certification for Home/Hospital Instruction (ISBE Form 34-58)  \n•  Home-Hospital Instruction FAQ  \n– Endorsement on licenses  \n• Professional Educator License School Support Personnel  \n• PEL School Nurse  \n– Job description and responsibilities  \n•  105 ILCS 5/21B-25  \n– Psychotropic or psychostimulant medication,  \ndisciplinary action •  105 ILCS 5/34-18.25  \n4  \nLinks for School Code  \n• Illinois School Code  \n– Required health exams  \n• Physical fitness and professional growth (employee physical exam, other tests)  \n•  105 ILCS 5/24-5  \n• Institutes or in-service day shall include instruction on prevalent student chronic health conditions  \n– 105 ILCS 5/3-11  \n– Mandated Trainings for Public Schools   \n5  \nHealth Condition Links in School Code  \n• Care of Students with Diabetes Act  \n– 105 ILCS 145/5  \n– Delegated care aide  \n– Diabetes Care Plan basis for 504 Plan  \n– Accommodations  \n– Training  \n– Permits undesignated glucagon  \n• Seizure Smart School Act  \n– 105 ILCS 150/1  \n– Delegated care aide  \n– Accommodations  \n– Training  \n6  \nRequired health exams  \n• Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 Health examinations and immunizations  \n– Exclusion if not in compliance  \n• Public Health Code 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