I.10 ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION TO STUDENTS
Policy:
The Red River Valley School Division recognizes that under exceptional circumstances, certain students may require prescribed medication during the school day. This prescribed medication may be administered by a member of the divisional staff (teacher or support staff), provided that the procedures followed are consistent with the Unified Referral and Intake System (URIS) policies.
Red River Valley School Division will permit staff members to administer necessary medication to a student, if and only if, the following conditions are adhered to:
A) When medication is required for less than 14 days, the parent (or legal guardian) provides the school with a completed and signed “Administration of Prescribed Medication” form. This form should contain the following information:
dosage;
time of day to be administered:
method of administration (directions);
signature of the parent or legal guardian.
The following storage requirements as outlined in URIS must be followed.
Storage and safety are important concerns when medications are administered in community settings.
i. Medications administered in community settings shall be stored in a locked location (see exception, below);
ii. The key to the locked location shall be in the care and control of the person(s) responsible to administer the medications;
iii. Regardless of the foregoing, the key to the locked location shall remain on the premises of the community setting at all times;
iv. A spare key to the locked location shall be reasonably available, and every designated employee who administers medication in the community setting during the normal course of their duties shall be made aware of the location of the spare key;
v. A locked location may be a cabinet, cupboard, drawer, steel box or other similar arrangement;
vi. If a medication requires refrigeration, the locked location shall be, or shall be within an operating refrigerator;
vii. Medications shall be stored separately and apart from any other material, supply or objects in the locked location’
viii. Medications for more than one child may be stored in one locked location. However, under this circumstance, each medication shall be separated by a clear physical means such as, but not limited to, metal partitions, sealable plastic containers, individual plastic zipper bags or appropriate equivalent;
ix. Each physical separation shall be clearly labeled with the child’s name; and
x. Medication that may be required urgently shall not be stored in a locked location. Such medication shall be carried at all times on the person of the child or the adult responsible to administer the medication. Such medication includes, but is not limited to:
1. Inhalers
2. Adrenaline auto-injector (e.g., EpiPen)
B. When medication is required for more than 14 days, an Individual Health Care Plan (IHP) must be completed in addition to the above procedures.
C. When a student, ages 14 and up, takes the prescribed medication by him/herself, an Individual Health Care Plan is not required. However, an Emergency Response Plan is required for situations that are likely to occur. Procedures outlined
in A must also be followed. (Please see the URIS Manual for more complete information.
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