Medication at School
Procedures and appropriate use of prescription and non-prescription medicine parent/guardian responsibilities
Board Policy 7513: Medication and Personal Care Items
Schools rely on the cooperation of parent/guardian to safely and effectively administer medication to their students at school.
Parents/guardians are responsible for:
- Supplying all medications (schools don’t supply medications for students)
- Transporting medication to and from school
- Completing all required medication authorization forms
OTC Permission Slip
Authorization for Administration of Medication
Requirements for all medications: prescription, non-prescription, and homeopathic
- Parents/guardians must complete the authorization to administer medication form for each medication. The form must be signed by the health care provider and parent/guardian. Medication cannot be given without the completed form.
- Parents/guardians must bring all medications to the school office for the student. Students can’t bring medication to school. Medication can’t be transported on school district buses.
- All medication must be in the original prescription bottle, container or package.
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All non-prescription medication, other than what's available at school (see otc permission slip), must be labeled by the parent. The label should include:
- Student name
- Name of medication
- Exact dosage
- Date issued
- Name of health care provider
- Time of day medication is to be given
- Directions on the authorization to administer medication form must match the directions on the prescription bottle/container.
Inhalers
See board policy linked above.
Insulin
See board policy linked above.