3417 (P) - Catheterization

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE No. 3417

CATHETERIZATION

The State Department of Health has established the following rules:

A.    The student's medical file shall contain a written request from the parents/guardians for the clean, intermittent catheterization of the student.

B.    The student's medical file shall contain a current written order for clean, intermittent catheterization from the student's physician and shall include written instruction for the procedure. The order shall be reviewed and/or revised each school year

C.    The student's medical file shall contain written permission from the parents/guardians for the performance of the clean, intermittent catheterization procedure.

D.  The service shall be offered to all disabled students and may be offered to the nondisabled students, at the discretion of the district.

E.   A licensed registered nurse shall develop instructions specific for the needs of the student. These shall be updated each school year.

Issued: September 2003