167.208. Allergy prevention and response policy required, contents--model policy authorized. - Missouri Statutes

Allergy prevention and response policy required, contents--modelpolicy authorized.

167.208. 1. By July 1, 2011, each school district shall adopt apolicy on allergy prevention and response, with priority given toaddressing potentially deadly food-borne allergies. Such policy shallcontain, but shall not be limited to, the following elements:

(1) Distinguishing between building-wide, classroom, and individualapproaches to allergy prevention and management;

(2) Providing an age-appropriate response to building-level andclassroom-level allergy education and prevention;

(3) Describing the role of both certificated and noncertificatedschool staff in determining how to manage an allergy problem, whether it isthrough a plan prepared for a student under Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973 for a student with an allergy that has beendetermined to be a disability, an individualized health plan for a studentwho has allergies that are not disabling, or other allergy managementplans;

(4) Describing the role of other students and parents in cooperatingto prevent and mitigate allergies;

(5) Addressing confidentiality issues involved with sharing medicalinformation, including specifying when parental permission is required tomake medical information available; and

(6) Coordinating with the school health advisory council, localhealth authorities, and other appropriate entities to ensure efficientpromulgation of accurate information and to ensure that existing schoolsafety and environmental policies do not conflict.

Such policies may contain information from or links to school allergyprevention information furnished by the food allergy and anaphylaxisnetwork or equivalent organization with a medical advisory board that hasallergy specialists.

2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall, incooperation with any appropriate professional association, develop a modelpolicy or policies by July 1, 2010.

(L. 2009 H.B. 922)