BP 5143
Students
Insurance
To ensure that injured students receive needed health
care services, the Governing Board may make medical and/or hospital service available
to district students through nonprofit membership corporations and/or group,
blanket or individual policies from an authorized insurer or a district
self-insurance program.
The Superintendent or designee shall provide or make
available:
1. Medical
or hospital service or insurance protection against injuries to students while participating in any excursion
or field trip under the jurisdiction
of, or sponsored by or controlled by, the district. (Education Code 35331)
The
costs of the medical or hospital service or insurance protection for such students shall be paid by the student, or the
student's parent/guardian.
(Education Code 35331)
In addition, the Superintendent or designee may
provide or make available:
1. Medical
and/or hospital service for students who are injured on school grounds during
the school day, at any other place that a school- sponsored activity is being held, or while being transported by
the district to and from school, another place of instruction or a school activity
The
costs of the medical and/or hospital service for such students shall be paid by
the student, or the student's parent/guardian.
(Education Code 49472)
2. Liability
insurance to students enrolled in work experience or vocational education
programs at locations off school grounds approved by the Board, for the total or a portion of the total costs as
determined by the Board
3. Liability
insurance to students enrolled in the district's nursing program or related
programs in the healing arts
The Superintendent or designee may distribute printed
matter furnished by the insurer or membership corporation
to students and their parents/guardians.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION
CODE
33353.5 Interscholastic federation; insurance
program; non-transaction of insurance
35331 Insurance for field trips and
excursions
48980 Parental
notifications
49470-49474 District
medical services and insurance
51760 Insurance, work experience programs
52530 Insurance for healing arts program
students
INSURANCE
CODE
10493
Benefit and relief association
Adopted:
Revised: