Medication Permits
2007-2008

Medications are administered under the supervision or direction of a school nurse.  Medications are given at school to assist parents. 

The following requirements are to be met BEFORE medication is administered at school:

1. 1. No medication, prescription or non-prescription, will be given at school without a written doctor’s order. Failure to provide a doctor’s order will result in the student not being given the medication at school.

2. No prescription medication will be given unless it is specifically ordered by the child’s physician to be given during school hours. Medication ordered to be given  1, 2, 3 times a day will be given at home unless specifically ordered otherwise.

3. All medication, prescription or non-prescription, must be brought to the school office by a parent or guardian. Sending medication to school with the child could result in disciplinary action according to school district policy.

4. The first dose of an antibiotic will be given at home by a parent or guardian

5. All medications, prescription or non-prescription, must be brought to school in the containers in which they were purchased and must have current labels. The label is not to be changed in any way (name of child, dosage, or time given). The medication cannot be expired or it will not be given.

6. An additional container must be provided if the child participates in field trips.

7. A parent or legal guardian must sign medication forms giving school personnel permission for administering medication to their child. The dosage on the medication container and the dosage on the medication permission form must be identical.

8. All medications must be kept in a locked cabinet.

9. The student must swallow the oral medication in the presence of the adult administering the medication.

10. Inhalers must be used in the presence of an adult. Non-prescription inhalers will not be used at school without a doctor’s written order. Secondary students (grades 8-12) may carry their own inhalers only with a doctor’s written order.

11. Any student having an inhaler at school must provide a copy of their Asthma Action Plan completed by their physician.

12. Any student having an Epi-Pen or other form of autoinjectable epinephrine at school must provide a copy of their Allergy Action Plan or Allergy Emergency Plan completed by their physician.

13. Epi-Pens or other autoinjectable epinephrine may be carried by students only with a written doctor’s order.

14. If morning medication, usually given at home, is forgotten, there must be verbal consent from the parent or guardian before it will be given at school.

15. The school district is not responsible for reactions caused by medications that are properly administered.

16. Medications taken on a long-term basis will be discontinued only by written or verbal order (to a licensed nurse) from a parent or physician.

17. If a medication dose changes during the school year, the parent must complete a new release form and a new doctor’s order must be given to the school before the new dosage will be administered.

18. All medications must be picked up by a parent or guardian when discontinued or at the end of the school year. Any medication not picked up will be disposed of properly by the school nurse at the end of the year.

19. If questions concerning the medication arise, school personnel have the right to call the or pharmacist regarding the medication.

20. The person administering the medication must sign the medication record at the time the medication is given.