MEDICATION POLICY:
No medication of any kind will be administered to any student without a signed authorization form from the student's parent/guardian and the prescribing physician, subject to the exception of emergency administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
No over the counter medication or herbal/dietary supplements will be administered on a routing basis to any student for more than 2 week period without a written order from a healthcare provider authorized to prescribe medication in the state of Georgia.
*********STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TRANSPORT ANY MEDICATION TO OR FROM SCHOOL*********
Parents and guardians are responsible for delivering student medications to the school nurse. Students are not permitted to transport medication to or from school or to possess such medication at school, unless the student is granted an exception to this rule provided in the student's IEP, Section 504, Emergency Medical Plan or Diabetes Management Plan.
Prescription medications must be in original container bearing a prescription label from the pharmacy. Over the counter medications must be in the original container with label from manufacturer.
**Medications which may be self-administered at school include asthma medications, auto-injectable epinephrine, diabetes treatment medications, and, as authorized by school administrators, other potentially life-saving medications that may be administered in an emergency.**
No medication of any kind will be administered to any student without a signed authorization form from the student's parent/guardian and the prescribing physician, subject to the exception of emergency administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
No over the counter medication or herbal/dietary supplements will be administered on a routing basis to any student for more than 2 week period without a written order from a healthcare provider authorized to prescribe medication in the state of Georgia.
*********STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TRANSPORT ANY MEDICATION TO OR FROM SCHOOL*********
Parents and guardians are responsible for delivering student medications to the school nurse. Students are not permitted to transport medication to or from school or to possess such medication at school, unless the student is granted an exception to this rule provided in the student's IEP, Section 504, Emergency Medical Plan or Diabetes Management Plan.
Prescription medications must be in original container bearing a prescription label from the pharmacy. Over the counter medications must be in the original container with label from manufacturer.
**Medications which may be self-administered at school include asthma medications, auto-injectable epinephrine, diabetes treatment medications, and, as authorized by school administrators, other potentially life-saving medications that may be administered in an emergency.**