StudentsSelf-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medication |
Policy
No. 3419P
I.
Students with asthma are authorized, in
consultation with the school’s professional registered nurse, to
possess and self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis during the
school day, during school sponsored events or while traveling to and from
school or school sponsored activities. The student shall be authorized to
possess and self-administer medication if the following conditions are met. A.
The parent or guardian must submit a written
request for the student to self-administer medication(s) for asthma or
anaphylaxis; B.
A health care practitioner has prescribed the
medication for use by the student during school hours and the student has
received instructions in the correct and responsible way to use the medication(s); C.
The student demonstrates to the health care
practitioner and a professional registered nurse at the school the skill
necessary to use the medication and to use the device necessary to administer
the medication; D.
The health care practitioner provides a written
treatment plan for managing the asthma or anaphylaxis episodes of the student
and for use of medication during school hours. The written treatment plan
should include name and dosage of the medication, frequency with which it may
be administered, possible side effects and the circumstances that warrant its
use; E.
The parent or guardian must sign a statement
acknowledging that the district shall incur no liability as a result of any
injury arising from the self-administration of medication by the student and
that the parents or guardians shall indemnify and hold harmless the district
and its employees or agents against any claims arising out of the self administration
of medication by the student.
II.
The authorization to self medicate will be valid
for the current school year only. The parent or guardian must renew the authorization
each school year. III.
In the event of an asthma or anaphylaxis emergency,
the district shall have the following easily accessible: A. The student’s written treatment
plan; B. The parent or guardian’s
written request that the student self medicate; and C. The parent or guardian’s signed release of liability
form. IV.
Backup medication, if provided by the parent or
guardian, shall be kept at a location in the school to which the student has
immediate access in the event of an asthma or anaphylaxis emergency. V.
A student’s authorization to possess and
self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis may be limited or
revoked by the building principal after consultation with the school’s
professional registered nurse and the student’s parents or guardian if
the student demonstrates an inability to responsibly possess and
self-administer such medication. Asthma Rescue
Procedures
In the event of an asthma or anaphylactic episode, the
school nurse shall be immediately contacted. In the absence of the school
nurse, the person responsible for school health duties will be contacted. The
district will follow the procedures outline in the most recent addition of
the A.
Managing the students’ school environment; B.
Training school personnel in rescue procedures; C.
Accompanying all students exhibiting symptoms; D.
Providing care as designed in the student’s
emergency care plan; E.
Calling 911, if appropriate F.
Notifying the students parent or guardian; G.
Documenting
interventions; H.
Reviewing the student’s emergency care plan
and making changes, if necessary Adopted: April 27, 2009 |