Medications
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Per NYS law, students needing to take either prescription or over-the-counter medication during the school day require the following:- A written order from your physician. This must be a FULL order including correct person, med, dose, route, time, and reason.
- Permission to adminster medication, signed by the parent or legal guardian.
- Medication must be in the original container and given to the nurse by an adult
**All medication must be stored in the Health Office. Epi-pens and Albuterol inhalers are the only medications that MAY be self-carried and administered by the student, if indicated in the doctor order. The ability to self carry and self administer needs to be indicated on the providers order every school year.
Students are responsible to come at the appropriate time for medications. The nurse cannot interrupt classes to call students for their medication.
**PLEASE NOTE: ALL SCHOOL-MED DOCTOR ORDERS [INCLUDING SELF-CARRY INHALER AND EPI PEN] ARE TO BE RENEWED EACH AND EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENT ATHLETES WILL NOT BE CLEARED UNLESS CURRENT ORDERS ARE ON FILE WITH THE SCHOOL NURSE**
Health care providers may write their own order, or use the form provided below. Parents must also sign permission to give the medication. You may sign either the doctor's order, the form below, or a separate sheet of paper.
Form: Physician Order for Medication at School
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