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  Medication Policy

After reviewing the policy below, click on the appropriate form request to print, sign, and send in.   

Medication Permission Form - must accompany medication for administration during school hours     

Inhaler Permission form for students who will carry their medication

 
  If a student requires medication during the school day, the following criteria must be met:

 
1.  All medication (prescription and non-prescription) must be accompanied by written instruction from the Medical Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathy, Dentist, Physician Assistant, or CRNP. The pharmacy label can fulfill this written requirement for prescription drugs only.

2.  The request for administration of prescription or non-prescription medication must be accompanied by parent/guardian written authorization. This permission form may be obtained at the school health office.

3.  All prescription medication is to be in its original labeled pharmacy container. Medication without prescription label must be accompanied by a health professional’s written request for administration which includes:

a.  Name of student
b.  Name of medication
c.  Name of qualified health care professional
d.  Dosage
e.  Date
f. Time of administration

4.  When someone other than the parent/guardian delivers medication to the school:

a. The container should be placed in a sealed envelope with the student’s name.
b. It should be delivered to the health office upon the student’s arrival at school.
c. The parent or guardian assumes full responsibility for any medication sent to school.

5.  Students are not permitted to carry medication while at school. Exceptions are medications for life threatening condition or inhalers provided the necessary requirements have been met.

6.  Students are permitted to carry asthma inhaler medication in school if the following requirements are met:
a. A written statement from the physician that provides the name of the name of the drug, dose, times when the medication is to be taken, and the reason the medicine is to be taken.
b. For students in grades K-8, the health care provider shall indicate via written statement that the child is qualified and able to self-administer the medication.
c. A NASD parental permission form for inhalers is completed. Parents and students must sign the waiver on the permission form relieving the NASD and its personnel of any responsibility for the benefits or consequences of the medication and that the school bears no responsibility for ensuring that the medication is taken.
d. The NASD reserved the right to withdraw permission at any time if the student is unable to demonstrate responsible behavior in carrying and/or taking of this medication. North Allegheny School Board Policy #3450
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