Student Health Care Plans

An increased awareness of asthma and allergies is needed to keep students safe at school.  The Health Services staff maintains a list of students with asthma to share with staff on a need-to-know basis. Asthma information and recommended actions for responding to emergency events, including emergency medication, are provided to staff.

Illinois law requires students with asthma to provide an Asthma Action Plan that guides staff response. 

Asthma Action Plan

A Diabetes Care Plan will be developed and implemented for students diagnosed with diabetes, per the Care of Students with Diabetes Act. When parents/guardians submit a medical Diabetes Medical Management Plan to the school district, the plan will then be incorporated into an IEP or Section 504 plan, by a certified school nurse with protocol for implementation and staff training.

Diabetes Medical Management Plan

As outlined in the Care of Students with Diabetes Act (105ILCS 145/), District 15 nurses, in partnership with a certified diabetic educator will provide specific training to delegated care aides to support students with diabetes during the school day, as well as at school-sponsored activities.

If your child has life-threatening anaphylactic allergies (including food allergies), please notify your school nurse, and print the Food and Allergy Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan for completion by your physician, and submit to your school's health nurse. The nurse maintains a list of students who have anaphylactic allergies to share with staff on a need-to-know basis and can assist you with the necessary documents needed for school. Please refer to District 15's Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program to read more about guidelines and download needed documents.

Food and Allergy Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan (English)    Food and Allergy Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan (Spanish)

Resources

• Food Allergy Awareness - Safety for All - CCSD15 Severe Allergy Task Force
• Life Threatening Allergy - Policies and Procedures in District 15
• Life Threatening Allergy Guideline - Quick Reference Guide for Food at School
• Medication and Health Care Treatment Authorization Form

For students with epilepsy, a Seizure Action Plan is needed to provide appropriate care while the student is at school. All school employees receive training in the basics of seizure recognition and first aid and appropriate emergency protocols.  

A delegated care aide may be trained to perform the activities and tasks necessary to assist a student with epilepsy in accordance with the student's Seizure Action Plan, in accordance with the Seizure Smart School Act, should a seizure occur during the absence of the school nurse. If applicable, a Seizure Action Plan will be provided to any school employee who transports a student with epilepsy to a school-sponsored activity.  In accordance with his or her Seizure Action Plan, a student will be permitted to possess on his or her person, at all times, the supplies, equipment, and medication necessary to treat epilepsy. All accommodations, personnel, training, and emergency planning will be determined to meet the individual student's specific needs during the IEP or 504 meetings.

Seizure Action Plan (English)    Seizure Action Plan (Spanish)

The School District or a school employee in compliance with Section 25 of this Act is not liable for civil or other damages as a result of conduct, other than willful or wanton misconduct, related to the care of a student with epilepsy. The School District shall incur no liability arising out of the administration of prescribed rescue medication or the storage of the medication by school personnel nor from any injury connected with providing the school standing protocol or prescription for rescue medication on the Seizure Action Plan, except for willful and wanton conduct.

The schools in CCSD15 will continue to have undesignated epinephrine auto-injector and a standing protocol permitting a school nurse or trained personnel to administer epinephrine to any person whom the school nurse or trained personnel in good faith believes to be having an anaphylactic reaction.

The School District and prescribing physician shall incur no liability arising out of a student’s self-administration of an epinephrine auto-injector and/or medication or the storage of the medication by school personnel nor from any injury connected with providing the school standing protocol or prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors, except for willful and wanton conduct.