Tennessee law triggers anxiety for school nurses who fear they could lose license for treating students
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Professional Educators of Tennessee CEO JC Bowman told Fox News Digital nurses are concerned by a new law requiring parental permission to treat students in non-emergency situations.
Taylor Penley is an associate editor with Fox News.
"A violation of this practice is an unlawful practice and is grounds for the offending healthcare provider's licensing authority to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the healthcare provider's license or take other disciplinary action allowed by law," the law's text reads.
The measure went into effect in July, just in time for the start of the 2024-2025 school year, leading some nurses to wonder to what extent they can tend to students in non-emergency situations without facing consequences.
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