Medication Information
Dispensing of Medication
Dispensing of Medication
According to the General Laws Chapter 105 CMR-1171, a licensed nurse must have a medication order from a licensed prescriber in order to administer any medication, either a prescription drug or an over-the-counter medication. The following policy shall apply at the Southborough Public Schools.
- Students are prohibited from carrying medicines of any kind on their person or having them in their possession without prior approval of the school nurse.
- No medication is administered or terminated in school without a written order from a licensed prescriber. The order must be signed, dated – for a closed period of time, and include instructions for dispensing.
- A written and dated request concerning dispensing of medication must be submitted to the nurse. This request must be signed by a parent/guardian.
- Prescribed medications, over-the-counter medications and inhalers administered under these conditions are brought to the nurse or designee by a parent/guardian in the original properly labeled container.
- For short-term medication, requiring administration for ten or less school days, the pharmacy-labeled container may be used in lieu of a licensed prescriber’s order. If the nurse has a question, he/she may request a licensed prescriber’s order.
- New written orders from the licensed prescriber as well as written requests from the parent/guardian are needed each new school calendar year. Written parent/guardian consent forms and licensed prescriber order forms may be obtained from the school nurse.