LPNs and IEPs

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Specializes in LPN.

Hello all,

I'm about 3 weeks into my new job of being a school nurse as an LPN (I'm working side by side with a Bachelors prepared RN). She had shared with me to be able to participate in being a Medical Reviewer with IEPs in the state of Illinois, you can either be a certified school nurse or be a Bachelor prepared nurse with IEP privileges?

I wanted to know if there are ways LPNs can have IEP privileges to be Medical Reviewers and participate in these IEPs? Do you really need to have a Bachelors? 

Whats the process to have IEP privileges? 

TIA!  

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Specializes in LPN.

504/IEP privileges ** 

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Specializes in LPN School Nurse.

I think it's really up to the district (or state) in most cases.   Federally, there's no requirement for the nurse at all.   It requires the parent, one regular ED teacher, one special ED teacher, and a rep of the district.   The school or parent can ask for other qualified people (which is what brings in the nurse).

In our school, our RN addresses students who need medical intervention as part of the IEP/504.    My role as the discipline office nurse is to interpret how school discipline should consider this child different than the norm.

 

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Specializes in kids.

 Maybe she is referring to the comprehensive assessments some kids need?

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IL has a lot of rules with regards to who can and who cannot contribute to the IEP. An LPN would not be able to contribute to an IEP in Illinois.

Your coworker is correct, you have to either have to have1 of 3 credentials:

CSN

RN with a BSN and have a CSN sign off on your report

RN with IEP privileges (but that program that was developed by ISBE is no longer active and only folks that are grandfathered in can participate under that privilege).

 

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Specializes in oncology.
On 2/7/2021 at 10:24 AM, Nurse Trini said:

is to interpret how school discipline should consider this child different than the norm.

Just asking for clarification of this. What is different?

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Specializes in kids.
7 minutes ago, londonflo said:

Just asking for clarification of this. What is different?

Sometimes when students  have an IEP , they have behavior conduct issue. Oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder etc. There is a very specific process in place (federally) to ensure that they are not penalized for behavior beyond their control. There are certain meetings  (behavior manifestation) that have to take place during the discipline continuum.

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Specializes in LPN School Nurse.

Yes, there are two aspects:

1.  The behavior in question is caused by the student's disability (manifestation as NutmeggeRN points out).

2.  The discipline procedure proposed is inappropriate as it would interfere with the student's necessary services or exacerbate the disability.

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