Bellefonte Health & Nursing Services

For medication in school please provide:

• Prescriber's order/prescription: this can be on the BASD form or a document provided by the physician

• Parent/Guardian's signed permission

• Medication in ORIGINAL PHARMACY-LABELED container/manufacturer's packaging if over-the-counter

• Medication must be dropped off by a parent/guardian/designated adult.  

BASD POLICY: Except for emergency medications (EpiPens/auto-injectors, diabetic medications, asthma inhalers), licensed nursing staff must administer any medication a student requires during school hours or while on any official school trips.  Any medication not included on the district's emergency health form (for HS & MS, for Elementary) must be in the original pharmacy-labeled container/manufacturer packing if over the counter and brought in by a parent/guardian. A healthcare provider's order is necessary and parents/guardians should complete and sign their part of the medication authorization form. 

Ticks, tick bites, and Lyme Disease

CDC:

• Ticks has information on preventing tick bites, how to remove ticks, symptom check

• Lyme Disease

PA Department of Health Tick Information

• Health Room Tick Removal Flyer in English

• Health Room Tick Removal Flyer in Spanish

Mosquitoes

CDC:

• Mosquitoes has information on mosquitoes, where they live, how to control them, on bites, and related diseases.

• Mosquito bites: symptoms, treatment, prevention, permethrin

PA Department of Health:

• Mosquito-borne Diseases

• West Nile Virus Fact Sheet

Sun Safety and Protection

CDC: Sun safety

American Academy of Dermatology: Sun Protection

American Academy of Pediatrics: Sun Safety & Prevention

Sick Day Rules

CDC COVID Guidelines (March 2024) follow Respiratory Virus Guidance

PA DOH requires: annual height, weight, and vision screens, as well as hearing screens in K through 3rd grades, 7th grade, and 11th grade and scoliosis in 6th and 7th grade.
Please contact your school nurse if you wish to decline these screenings for your student(s).

Health Screenings Letter for BeLA guardians/Declining Screenings Form

Health Screenings Letter for Homeschoolers/Declining Screenings Form

Secondary OTC Permission Form 

Elementary OTC Permission Form 

Medication Authorization Form 

Physical Form 

Dental Form 

Sunscreen Permission Form 

Food Allergy Action Plan (English) 

Food Allergy  Action Plan (Spanish) 

Food Allergy Action Plan (Russian) 

Asthma Action Plan (English) 

Asthma Action Plan (Spanish) 

Asthma Action Plans in Multiple Languages 

Bee Sting Allergy Action Plan 

Seizure Action Plan (English) 

Seizure Action Plan (Spanish) 

Medical Plan of Care for School Food Services  (For students requiring alternative options due to food allergies/health issues. Must be completed by healthcare provider.)