MEDICATION POLICY: PRESCRITION AND LONG TERM OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION:

Prescription medication, and non- prescription medicine to be used longer than 15 days, require an "Authorization for Medication In School" form to be completed and signed by the licensed health care provider/dentist and the parent/ guardian and turned in to the school nurse.

An authorization form signed by the school nurse is required for students to carry and self-administer these medications.

All medications considered to be controlled substances (ex Ritalin, antidepressants,acetaminophen with codeine) will be kept locked in the nurse's office and cannot be self-administered.

OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION (SHORT TERM USE):
Students may carry a 1 day supply of non-prescription medicine to take for occasional headaches, menstrual cramps, allergies, colds, etc.

This medicine must be in the original packaging and be accompanied by written permission from the parent /guardian which includes the name of the medicine, the amount to be taken and the circumstances in which it may be taken.

THIS MEDICATION MAY NOT BE SHARED WITH OTHER STUDENTS.

The school nurse may not administer any medication to students, even over-the-counter medicine, unless it is ordered by the health care provider for that specific student and is accompanied by a Medication in School Form signed by the health care provider and the parent.