Bill > HB360

This bill prohibits public schools from allowing their employed or contracted health care providers to perform surgical procedures or prescribe pharmaceutical drugs on school grounds, while still permitting school nurses and physicians to offer general health services. It also requires any new health care facility, such as an ambulatory surgical center or hospital, planning to open within a 15-mile radius of a critical access hospital (a hospital designated to provide essential services in rural areas) to send a certified written notice to that hospital detailing the new facility and its services. Finally, the bill allows youth camps licensed under the relevant chapter to administer prescription medication to minors, provided they have written authorization from a parent or guardian.