WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL OF SCHOOL NURSES
Bridgeport, WV
December 14, 2006
Minutes
Attendees: Debbie Kaplan, RESA I; Melinda Gibson, RESA II; Nancy
Doss, RESA III; Beth Jordan, RESA IV; Alisa Shepler, RESA V; Diana
Baker, RESA VI; Nancy Bradshaw, RESA VII; Sharon Clark, RESA VIII;
Rebecca King, WVDE
1. The meeting was called to order by Sharon Clark.
2. Sharon Clark distributed books and a CD Rom on Sun Awareness for
all fourth through ninth grade teachers to be taken to our RESA School
Nurses. These materials are provided by The University of Texas MD
ANDERSON CANCER CENTER.
3. Minutes from the previous meeting were approved as corrected.
Old Business:
1. Electronic Health Care Plans
a. Service hours are to include direct contact with the student
including school nurse and designated school personnel.
b. Education dates Staff development training dates, under
Procedures section, refers to whatever dates the nurse has
educated students or trained staff. This is an optional screen
to remind all school nurses of existing or future laws related to
the procedure or medical diagnosis.
c. Health Care Plans will stay with the student’s record as long
as they have a WVEIS #.
d. Deadline to submit electronic health care plans is 01-01-07.
2. Screening recommendations: final drafts
a. Scoliosis: There was a suggestion made to add school nurses do
not perform mass postural screening. A descriptor will be
added for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
b. Dental: Add, 98% of children in WV are covered…. Children
should be receiving a dental exam with the yearly
comprehensive exam ( ie; Health Check ).
c. Vision: Rebecca will make edits and send to council members.
d. Hearing: Recommendations for changes were made.
e. Lice: Recommendation approved.
Rebecca will send recommendations to council members. If she
does not receive any changes or corrections, they will be accepted.
3. Immunization Recommendations: Alisa presented a recommendation
which was edited and approved.
4. Standardizations of Intervention Guide: Rebecca gave us examples of
intervention guides currently available. Any council members who
have guides in use will send copies to other council members.
5. School Nurse Evaluations: Each member is to review school nurse
evaluations received at a previous meeting, for the next meeting.
New Business: None
WVDE update:
1. Rebecca reported that the Bureau for Public Health Administrative
Rule Proposal for Immunizations was withdrawn by Secretary of
DHHR, Honorable Martha Yeager Walker due to the request to
include religious and philosophical exemptions.
2. Each council member received a copy of the WV Health
Modernization Act. Rebecca requested we look over it for the
next meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
The next meeting will be held in Flatwoods, WV at the Days Inn, February
22, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and February 23, 2007 from 8:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Bradshaw, RN, Secretary