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Prescription medications require a written consent from physician and parent/guardian. The consent will contain the date, name of student, name of medication, dose, route or site of application, and time to be given. No prescription medications will be given with verbal consent. The signed consent forms will be kept in the student's health folder. Prescription medications must be brought to school in the original marked or labeled container.
Non-prescription medications require written consent from the parent/guardian. The consent will contain the date, name of student, name of medication, dose, route or site of application, and time to be given. The signed consent forms will be kept in the student's health folder. Non-prescription medications must be supplied by the parent/guardian in the manufacturer's package and the package must list the ingredients and recommended therapeutic dose in a legible format. A student may be administered a nonprescription drug product in a dosage other than the recommended therapeutic dose only if the request to do so is accompanied by the written approval of the student's practitioner.
All medications given are documented on a medication daily log sheet by the provider who administered the medication. This includes the student name, name of medication, dose, route or site of application, time medication was administered, and initials of person that administered the medication. The medication is administered only by the medical assistant and administration designated others. All medications are to be stored in a safe area and locked daily. Medication containers will be stored in the office store room in the high school and at the health office in the grade school.
A student may possess an Asthmatic Inhaler, either metered dose inhaler or dry powder inhaler, at school or while at a school-sponsored activity if all of the following criteria are met: (a)Use is before exercise to prevent onset of asthmatic symptoms or to alleviate asthmatic symptoms; (b)Written approval has been provided by a physician and the parent or guardian; and (c)A copy of the written approval has been provided to the principal.
Legal Ref: Section 118.291 Wisconsin Statutes
Adopted: August 23, 2000
Revised: May 21, 2008, October 27, 2010
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