** Pending Board Approval **

Medication Procedures:

Prescription and Over the Counter Medication may be administered at school if the following apply:

1. Approved authorization forms are on file for the medication to be administered. A new completed form is required each school year.

2. Medication must be provided by the parent or guardian. No medication is provided by the school except for those on the standing orders along with naloxone for suspected opioid overdose, and/or epinephrine in case of a possible anaphylactic reaction.

3. Medication must be kept in the school clinic or in a locked cabinet in a self-contained classroom, and administered by the school nurse, health assistant, or trained school employee.

4. No medication will be sent home with the student.  Parents/Guardians must pick up all medications whether prescriptions or over-the-counter.

5. All prescription-medication must be properly labeled in English in a prescription bottle/box with the student’s name, medication name, directions for dispensing the drug and written and signed by a physician licensed to practice in the United States.  Over-the-counter medication must be in the original container with the label intact and non-expired.  ALL MEDICATIONS need a physician signature and a parent/guardian signature.  NO MEDICATION WILL BE GIVEN WITHOUT A PARENT/GUARDIAN AND PHYSICIAN SIGNATURE.

6. Controlled medication will be counted by the school nurse or health assistant upon arrival at the school and documented. As to the number of pills received.  Medication must be delivered by the parent/guardians.

7. A student may be allowed to self-administer inhaled asthma medication, an Epi-Pen, or diabetes treatment ONLY if the following conditions have been complied with:

   1. Written permission from the physician allowing the student to self-medicate or treat.

   2. The nurse has counseled the parent and the student on the school’s inability to monitor the student’s health condition during the school day while self-medicating and treating.

   3. The student complies with all campus safety policies.

8.  No district employee will administer herbal substances, anabolic steroids or dietary supplements except as provided in the Hawkins ISD Policy FFAC (Local).  Herbal substances or dietary supplements may be administered as prescribed by a physician if it is required by the IEP or Sections 504 plan of a student with a disability.  Medication must be provided by the student’s parent or guardian.

*** In accordance with the Nurse Practice Act; Texas Administrative Code, Section 217.11, the Registered Nurse and the Licensed Vocational Nurse have the Responsibility and authority to refuse to administer medications that, in the nurse’s judgment, are contra-indictaed for administration to the student.***

Parent Permission Form:

Dr. Authorization / Parent Authorization for Administration of Medication at School

Standing Orders:

2024-2025 Hawkins ISD Standing Medical Orders

2024-2025 Hawkins ISD Standing Narcan Orders

2024-2025 Hawkins ISD Standing Epinephrine Orders