                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SEIZURE MANAGEMENT AND ACTION PLAN; TRAINING (§ 22.1-274.6)

A. The parent or guardian of a student with a diagnosed seizure disorder may
submit to the local school division a seizure management and action plan
developed by the student&#8217;s treating physician for review by school
division employees with whom the student has regular contact. The seizure
management and action plan shall (i) identify the health care services the
student may receive at school or while participating in a school activity, (ii)
identify seizure-related medication prescribed to the student that must be
administered in the event of a seizure, including those administered in
compliance with subdivision H 2 of &#xA7; 22.1-274.2 and subsection BB of &#xA7;
54.1-3408, (iii) evaluate the student&#8217;s ability to manage and understand
his seizure disorder, and (iv) be signed by the student&#8217;s parent or
guardian, the student&#8217;s treating physician, and the school nurse. Each
such seizure management and action plan shall state that (a) such plan is
separate from any individualized education program (IEP) or &#xA7; 504 Plan that
is in place for the student and (b) nothing in such plan shall be construed to
abrogate any provision of any IEP or &#xA7; 504 Plan that is in place for the
student.

B. Each local school division shall require all school nurses employed by the
division to complete, on a biennial basis, a Board of Education-approved online
course of instruction for school nurses regarding treating students with
seizures and seizure disorders that includes information about seizure
recognition and related first aid. Approved training programs shall be fully
consistent with training programs and guidelines developed by the Epilepsy
Foundation of America and any successor organization.

C. Each local school division shall require all employees whose duties include
regular contact with students to complete, on a biennial basis, a Board of
Education-approved online course of instruction for school employees regarding
treating students with seizures and seizure disorders that includes information
about seizure recognition and related first aid. Approved training programs
shall be fully consistent with training programs and guidelines developed by the
Epilepsy Foundation of America and any successor organization.

HISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 514; 2025, cc. 59, 65.