Nursing services are limited to the following services provided to treat a chronic medical illness:

1. (1) Nursing evaluation or assessment, which includes observation of recipients with chronic medical illnesses in order to assure that medical needs are being appropriately identified, addressed, and monitored;
2. (2) Nursing treatment, which includes administration of medication; management and care of specialized feeding program, management and care of specialized medical equipment such as colostomy bags, nasalgastric tubes, tracheostomy tubes; and

3. (3) Extended nursing care for technology-dependent child who relies on life-sustaining medical technology to compensate for the loss of a vital body function and requires ongoing complex hospital-level nursing care to avert death or further disability.

   Extended nursing care is limited to services provided in the school during normal school hours. Routine nursing services which are provided to all students by a school nurse, such as treatment of minor abrasions, cuts, and contusions; recording of temperature or blood pressure; and evaluation or assessment of acute illness, are not covered services under this chapter.

   Cross-References: Rate of payment, § 67:16:37:12; Billing requirements, § 67:16:37:14.

Source: 18 SDR 78, effective November 4, 1991; 18 SDR 224, effective July 13, 1992; 40 SDR 229, effective June 30, 2014.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.

Prior versions effective: 1992-07-13.