Medication in Schools

Medications in School

ALL MEDICATION ORDERS MUST BE RENEWED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR BY A LICENSED PRESCRIBER.

It is recommended that medication be administered at home. However, students who must receive medication during the school day are required to comply with state regulations. These regulations require the following forms (see links below) to be kept on file in your child's health record before we begin to give any medications in school.

Signed consent by the parent or legal guardian to give the medication. Please complete the consent form and return it to your school nurse.

Signed medication order. The written medication order form should be taken to your child's licensed prescriber (your child's physician, nurse   practitioner, etc.) for completion and returned to the school nurse. All medication orders must be renewed at the beginning of each academic year and as needed.

***If a physician feels it is necessary for a student to carry an inhaler on his/her person, a specific written order must be obtained from the physician.

Medications will only be accepted by the school nurse when brought in by a parent/guardian/designated responsible adult and the medication must be in a pharmacy-sealed bag as dispensed by the pharmacy or manufacturer-labeled and sealed container.

• • Please ask your pharmacy to provide separate bottles for school and for home. No more than a 30 day supply of the medication should be sent to school at one time.

  • Over-the-counter medications, including Tylenol and ibuprofen, will not be given in school without the required signed medication forms.

All medications including inhalers, spacers, nebulizers, and other medical equipment need to be picked up by a parent or guardian by the end of the school year. Extra medication not picked up by the last day of school will be disposed of properly.

If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse.