CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATE

• Please ensure that information on file with school is up to date, so we may contact you if an illness or Emergency occurs at school
• Please add DMS NURSE 512-464-6614 to your mobile device contacts

TAKING MEDICINE AT SCHOOL

ALL MEDICATIONS TO BE DROPPED OF AT CLINIC BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN

STUDENTS ARE NOT TO TRANSPORT OR CARRY

• DAILY MEDICATIONS

FORMS REQUIRED: Request to Administer Medication-Include Doctor's Information and signature

Medication needs to be in Original Labeled container with expiration that has not passed

Please follow "FORMS" link in upper right hand corner of page for forms

ALL MEDICATIONS TO BE DROPPED OF AT CLINIC BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN

• INHALERS

FORMS REQUIRED: Request to Administer Medication-Include Doctor's Information and Signature

Asthma Action Plan - RRISD

Inhaler to be labeled clearly with pharmacy label on inhaler, not on the box only

Forms to be signed by Doctor and Parent, Self Carry form to be signed by student as well

Please follow "FORMS" link in upper right hand corner of page for forms

ALL MEDICATIONS TO BE DROPPED OF AT CLINIC BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN

• EMERGENCY ALLERGY MEDICATION

FORMS REQUIRED: RRISD Allergy Action Plan

Request to Administer Medication-Include Doctor's Information and Signature

Forms to be signed by Doctor and Parent, Self Carry form to be signed by student as well

Please follow "FORMS" link in upper right hand corner of page for forms

ALL MEDICATIONS TO BE DROPPED OF AT CLINIC BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN

• OVER THE COUNTER / AS NEEDED MEDICATION

FORMS REQUIRED: Request to Administer Medication- Non prescription Section

If to be administered other than labeled, requires Doctor's Signature

Forms to be signed by the parent and as needed by the Doctor

Medication needs to be in original container and unexpired

Please follow "FORMS" link in upper right hand corner of page for forms

ALL MEDICATIONS TO BE DROPPED OF AT CLINIC BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN

IMMUNIZATIONS

• IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Parents please check your student’s immunization record with the document "requirements" to be sure minimum requirements are met.

Please follow "FORMS" link in upper right hand corner of page for requirements link

• REQUIREMENT FOR 7th & 8th GRADERS

TDAP – within the last 5 years

MENINGOCOCCAL

• CURRENT RECORD OF IMMUNIZATION

A current immunization record must be on file. When your student receives an immunization, be sure to get an updated record and bring it to the nurse. If you have questions or need help in locating a clinic that gives these immunizations please call the school nurse 512-464-6614. If minimum immunization requirements are not complete, your student may be withdrawn from school. Please don't wait until the last minute to bring in records, this causes a bottleneck and delays your student from going to class.

HEALTH SCREENINGS

• VISION

7th Graders will be screened as group in the fall

• HEARING

7th Graders will be screened as group in the fall

• SPINAL

Girls will be screened two times, once at age 10 and again at age 12

Boys will be screened once at age 13 or 14

• TEXAS RISK ASSESSMENT FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES

7th Graders will be screened as group in the fall

• Miscellaneous Screenings

Hearing, Vision, Spinal & the Texas Risk Assessment for Type 2 Diabetes Screenings will be done during this year for all students new to the district. Please make notice in writing if you do not want your student screened by the district. If your student does not get screened by the district, a physician’s record of these screenings must be on file with the school nurse. The Texas Department of State Health Services website on screenings https://www.dshs.texas.gov/spinal/screening.shtm

Emergency Contacts

Please remember to keep all phone numbers and addresses up-to-date with the front office staff, registrar, and the nurse’s office in case of emergencies.