GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF REGULATIONS REGARDING
DISPENSATION OF MEDICATION
If medication must be administered during school hours, the Governing Board
appoints the principal or his designee and school nurse to administer
medication according to the following guidelines.
The prescription medicine shall be brought to the principal’s office and the
principal or his designee shall direct the student to the school nurse (if
available). The medication in a doctor-or-pharmacy labeled container is to
be left with the nurse, along with:
1. a written request by parents/guardian that the medicine be administered
and
2. a written statement by the physician containing the following
information:
A. name and address of the student;
B. school and class in which the student is enrolled;
C. name of the medicine and the dosage to be administered;
D. the time or interval which each dosage is to be administered;
E. the dates the administration of the drug is to begin and end;
F. any severe reactions that should be reported to the physician;
G. any special instructions for administering the medication;
H. an agreement that the parent/guardian will submit a revised statement if
any of the above information changes and;
I. a telephone number where the parent/guardian may be reached should it
become necessary.
(Approval date: June 21, 2001)
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