J GF GB S u pe rvi sio n of Me dic ati o ns J GF GB
T h e su per visi on of or a l medi cati on s s hall b e i n s t r i c t co mp l i an ce wit h t he rul es a nd r e gul a t i ons of t he b oar d as c arri ed o ut b y distri c t p ers on nel .
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J GF GB - R S u pe rvi sio n of Me dic ati on s J GF GB - R
D i a gn osi s an d t r e a t me nt o f i l l n ess a nd t he pre scri bin g of drugs , and me d i c i ne s are no t t h e r e sp on s i bi l i t y of t he p ubl i c s ch ool s a nd are n ot t o be p r ac t i ce d b y a n y s cho ol p ers on nel , i ncl udi n g sc ho ol n urs es, unle s s a uth ori zed .
In c er t a i n c i r c u mstan ce s w hen me dic a t i on i s nec ess ar y i n or de r t hat t he s t u de nt r e mai n i n s ch ool , t h e s ch oo l ma y co op erat e wit h par ent s i n t he s up er visi on o f med i cat i o n t h a t t h e s t u de nt will us e . Ho w e ve r , t he me dic a l p ers on a ut hori ze d t o pres cr i be me dic a t i on or t he p are nt i f i t i s a no n - p r es cr i pt i on me d i c a t i o n mu s t
se nd a wri t t e n o rde r t o t he bu i l di n g ad mi nis t r a t or w ho ma y s up er vise t h e a d minis t r a t i on o f t he me dic a t i on or t r e a t me nt . T he p are nts mu s t s ub mi t a writt en r eq ue s t t o t h e buil ding a d min i s t r a t or r eq ue s t i n g t he s ch ool ’ s c oo per a t i on i n suc h s up er visi on an d r e l ea s i n g t he sc ho ol d i s t r i c t an d p ers on nel f r o m l i a bi l i t y .
S c ho ol pe r so nn e l s hal l n ot be r eq uir ed t o be cus t o dia ns o f an y
me d i c a t i o n ex ce pt as r e quir ed b y a w r i t t en ord er of a l i c ens ed me d i cal p ers on
o r i n t h e c ase of non pr escr i pt i on me d i cati on w he n r e qu est ed i n writi n g b y t h e
p are nts .
T h e me di cati on shal l be ex a mine d b y t he s ch ool e mp l o yee
a d min i s t e r i n g t h e me dic a t i o n t o d e t er min e t hat i t ap pe ars t o be i n t he ori gin a l
c ont a i n er , t o b e prop er l y l ab e l e d an d t o b e pro per l y a uth orize d b y t h e wri t t e n o rd er o f l i c en sed me dic a l pers on . T wo c o ntai ner s , on e f or h o me a nd on e for s ch ool ,
s ho uld be r eq ue s t e d f r o m t h e p ha r maci s t . O nl y or a l me d i c a t i ons sh ould b e
ad mi nis t ere d ex cep t i n e mer ge nc y s i t uat i o ns .
A n y ch an ges i n t ype of dru gs , do sa ge and / or t i me of ad mi ni s t r a t i on
s ho uld be acc o mp anie d b y n e w ph ysi c i a n a nd par ent per mi s s i o n s i gn a t u r es an d a
n e wl y l a bel ed p har ma c y c ont a i n er .
A l l me dic a t i o n mai nta i ne d i n t he s ch ool s e t t i n g s ho uld be kep t i n a
l oc ked c ont a i n er . Th i s i n c l u des me dic a t i o n r e quir i n g r efri gerat i o n .
M edi cati on s sh oul d b e i n vent orie d e ve r y se me s t er . Out - of - d a t e
s t oc k sh oul d be r e t urn ed t o par ent o r destr o yed .
O ve r - t he - c o unt er me dic a t i o ns sh ou l d no t b e mai nta i ne d on a ny
s ch ool pre mi ses , i ncl u din g a t h l e t i c area s , unl ess writ t en pa r en t per mi s s i on t o
a d min i s t e r i s obt a i n ed .
T h e b ui l din g a d mi nistr a t o r ma y c ho os e t o d i sc onti nu e t he
a d min i s t r a t i o n of me dic a t i o n pr o vi de d t h a t t he p are nts or me d i c a l per so n a r e
n ot i f i ed i n ad va nce of t h e dat e an d t he r e as on s f or t h e dis co nt i n ua nc e .
A f t er me di cati on i s a d min i s t e r e d , s t ude nts s ho uld be ob ser ve d for
p os s i bl e r eac t i o ns t o t he me d i ca t i o n . T his o bs er vatio n ma y o cc ur a t t he s i t e o f
a d min i s t r a t i o n or i n t he c l a s s r oo m a s a pa r t of t h e nor ma l ro ut i ne .
T hi s pol i c y s hall be sh are d wi t h a l l l ocal ph ysic i an s an d de nt i s t s
w h ere p r act i ca ble . F or ms s ho uld a l so b e ma de a vail abl e t o t he he a l t h care
p ro vid ers i n t he co mmu n i t y .
A n i ndi vi dua l r eco rd s ho uld be ke pt of e ac h me dic a t i on
a d min i s t e r e d . T he r e cor d s ho ul d i ncl ude s t u de nt i den t i f i c a t i o n , d a t e pre scri be d , n a me of med i cat i on , t i me an d da t e( s ) ad mi nist ere d , s i gn a t ur e of p ers on a d min i s t e r i n g an d sect i o n f or c o mme n t s .
In t h e ad mi nistr a t i o n of me d i ca t i o n , t he s ch oo l e mp l o ye e s hal l not b e dee me d t o ha ve as su me d an y l e gal r es po nsi bi l i t y o t h er t ha n a c t i n g as a d ul y
a ut hori ze d e mp l o ye e o f t he s ch ool di s t r i c t .
A p pr o ve d: K A SB Rec o mme n d a t i o n – 9 / 9 6 ; 0 8 / 1 0 ; 3 / 12
B a c k to Ma ster In d ex
R et ur n t o Se ctio n J In de x
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