Administration of medication is the responsibility of the parent/guardian unless it is essential to the well-being of the student to receive medication during the school day. The following regulations must be observed when ANY medication is to be administered by the school.

An AUTHORIZATION FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION form must be completed and presented for each medication. A physician signature and a parent signature is required for all medication. No medication will be accepted or distributed from the office until this form is completed and on file in the office. It is the parent’s responsibility to assure that these forms are current and complete. A recent photo is suggested. New forms must be submitted at least once a year.

Changes in medication require new administration forms.

Medications may be administered by medical or trained non-medical personnel. Designated school personnel are trained in general medication administration and documentation procedures. The school nurse routinely monitors medication administration and documentation by the school personnel.

Medication must be brought to school in its original labeled container and stored according to physician request. For student safety, it is recommended that the parent/guardian or responsible adult deliver the medication to school. Students are never to carry the medicine into the classroom. The parent/guardian must provide a measuring device for liquid medication.

Medication to go home with a student must be picked up from the office by an adult and returned to the office the next day. This responsibility belongs to the parent/guardian of the child. Please request a school dose bottle from the pharmacy to decrease the need to exchange medication daily.

Medication will be stored under lock and key when not in use except for emergency medications. Each dose of medication administered will be recorded on the Medication Administration Record.

Verbal permission is only acceptable for a student on a regular medication and the A.M. dose is forgotten or in a life-threatening situation such as a high fever, anaphylactic reaction, asthma, or seizures.

Emergency medications may be carried by the student when their physician authorizes it. The physician must also state the student’s competence to use his/her own medication. All emergency medications must be stored in a location that is well documented, known to the faculty, and easily accessible. School personnel will store the medication and generally supervise the student’s self administration. We suggest that students who use Epipens or inhalers have one for home and one for school.

Medication will be destroyed if not picked up within one week following termination of the medication authorization form or one week after the close of school, whichever occurs first. Medication will be destroyed in a manner in which it cannot be retrieved.

All student medication records will be handled in a confidential manner.