New Ohio law requires individualized seizure action plans and staff training

9/11/2023

Effective Oct. 3, 2023, Ohio law requires each school district, community school and chartered nonpublic school to create an individualized seizure action plan for each student enrolled who has an active seizure disorder diagnosis. The individualized seizure action plan should have the following components:

• A written request, signed by the student’s parent or guardian, to have seizure disorder prescriptions administered to the student; and
• A written statement from the student’s treating practitioner providing information on each drug prescribed to the student for a seizure disorder.

School districts, community schools and chartered nonpublic schools must designate at least one employee at each school building, aside from a school nurse, to receive training on the implementation of seizure action plans every two years. In addition, each person employed as an administrator, guidance counselor, teacher or bus driver must complete a minimum of one hour of training on seizure disorders by Oct. 3, 2025.

The Department’s Supporting Students with Seizure Disorder webpage provides more information.

Contact wholechild@education.ohio.gov with questions.