ADMINISTERING MEDICINES TO STUDENTS
Many students are able to attend school regularly only through effective use
of medication in the treatment of disabilities or illnesses that will not
hinder the health or welfare of others. If possible, all medication should
be given by the parent at home. If this is not possible, it will be done in
compliance with the following:
1. The school nurse or an appropriate person appointed by the building
principal will supervise the secure and proper storage and dispensation of
medications. The drug must be received in the container in which it was
dispensed by the prescribing physician or others licensed to prescribe
medication.
2. Written permission must be received from the parent or guardian of the
student requesting that Educational Service Center comply with the
physician’s order.
3. The school nurse or other designated individual must receive and retain a
statement that complies with state law and is signed by the physician who
prescribed the drug or other person licensed to prescribe medication.
4. The parent, guardian or other person having care and charge of the
student must agree to submit a revised statement, signed by the physician or
other licensed individual who prescribed the drug, to the nurse or other
designated individual if any of the information originally provided by the
physician or other licensed individual changes.
5. No employee who is authorized by the Governing Board to administer a
prescribed drug and who has a copy of the most recent statement will be
liable in civil damages for administering or failing to administer the drug,
unless he/she acts in a manner that would constitute “gross negligence or
wanton reckless misconduct”.
6. No person employed by the Governing Board will be required to administer
a drug to a student except pursuant to requirements established under this
policy. The Governing Board shall not require an employee to administer a
drug to a student if the employee objects, on the basis of religious
convictions, to administering the drug.
Nonprescription medication shall be taken by students only with written
permission from the parent/guardian and approval from the school nurse or
principal. Students are expected to furnish their own nonprescription
medications except on an emergency or first-aid basis.
[Adoption date: June 21, 2001]
LEGAL REFS: ORC 2305.23; 2305.231
3313.712; 3313.713
OAC 3301-35-03
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