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MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION IN SCHOOLS
Medication administration in schools is governed by Wis. Stat. sec. 118.29. Both non-prescription and prescription drugs must be recognized as drugs in the official U.S. Pharmacopoeia and national formulary or official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States.
MEDICATIONS - PARENT PROVIDED NON-PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
Please attempt to give medication before or after school. Aspirin is not allowed. If a parent believes their child is unable to attend school without receiving a non-prescription medication during the 7 hour school day, the parent must comply with Wisconsin Act 160 of Administration of Drugs to Pupils Law. For a school to follow Wisconsin Law Wisconsin State Statute 118.29 Act 160 to safely give your child a non-prescription medication we must have:
1. The non-prescription medication must be supplied by a parent or guardian in the original manufacturer’s packaging (bottle or blister pack) with the list of active ingredients and recommended therapeutic dosage.
2. Written signature of parent or guardian.
3. Non-prescription drug products may only be administered in higher than recommended dosage by written
approval of the medical provider and parent or guardian.
4. By school district policy, the school is only able to give parent-provided acetaminophen, ibuprofen, cough medicine, antacids or antihistamines. Aspirin is not allowed. Vitamins, supplements, and digestive aids require a physician’s order.
a. By Wisconsin Law Wisconsin State Statute 118.29 Act 160 to we CANNOT accept non-prescription medication in a baggy or in a container where the label is not clear even if the pills are identifiable to us.
b. We are not able to give “Homemade” medication, creams, drops, essential oils or homemade homeopathic mixtures.
5. By school district policy any non-prescription drug which is needed for more than three days needs a physician’s signature.
6. By school district policy any non-prescription drug requires informing the office staff of the condition for which the nonprescription medication is given and providing in writing: 1) dosage requested to be given, 2) time to be given, 3) when the last dose was given at home, 4) when the expiration date is, 5) provide a measuring device if the medication is liquid.
MEDICATION SAFETY
Parents are encouraged to drop the medication off with office staff. Do not to send the medication to school on the bus. All medication stored at school is kept secure in a locked cabinet. Medication not picked up after 48 hours of non-use or discontinuation will be disposed of. Medication will not be sent home with students unless the student is 18 years old with the exception of inhalers.
MEDICATION - PHYSICIAN ORDERED ORAL OR INHALED MEDICATION
By Wisconsin State Law (statute 118.29), NO medication, emergency or otherwise, will be given to a student unless it is prescribed by the student’s physician and both the parent and physician have filled out the proper forms. Please attempt to schedule medication before or after school. Medications that are ordered three times a day may be given before school, after school and at bedtime unless specified by the physician that they need to be given during the school day. Parents need to provide a measuring spoon or device if the medication is liquid. All tablets that need to be split need to be split by the parent. The school is only able to provide the service of dispensing physician ordered medication if the parent complies with Wisconsin Act 160 of Administration of Drugs to Pupils Law which states parents must:
1. Supply and deliver the medication to the school office in the original pharmacy-labeled package and the package must list the ingredients and recommended therapeutic dose in a legible format.
a. By Wisconsin Law Act 160 we CANNOT accept medication in a baggy or in a container where the label is not clear even if the pills are identifiable to us.
2. The pharmacy label package must specify:
a. Name of the student
b. Name of the prescriber (physician/nurse practitioner/dentist)
c. Name of the drug
d. The dose of the drug
e. The effective date
f. And the directions in the legible format: such as the time to be taken and number of days to be
taken.
3. A doctor’s order is presented to the school or the doctor signs the EASD prescription medication form.
4. The parent completes and signs the prescription medication permission form that states the reason for taking the medication.
NARCOTICS
If your child requires a prescription pain medication that is known to reduce the function of the central nervous system, such as the narcotic pain medications Vicodin, Hydrocodone, Tylenol #3, Oxycontin, etc., we request you keep your child safe in your care until their pain can be controlled with a non-narcotic pain medication. Students are not allowed to have drugs or other substances that are considered controlled substance such as a narcotic pain medication on school property, even if there is a physician’s order for the medication.
MEDICATIONS - PARENT PROVIDED NON-PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
Please attempt to give medication before or after school. Aspirin is not allowed. If a parent believes their child is unable to attend school without receiving a non-prescription medication during the 7 hour school day, the parent must comply with Wisconsin Act 160 of Administration of Drugs to Pupils Law. For a school to follow Wisconsin Law Wisconsin State Statute 118.29 Act 160 to safely give your child a non-prescription medication we must have:
1. The non-prescription medication must be supplied by a parent or guardian in the original manufacturer’s packaging (bottle or blister pack) with the list of active ingredients and recommended therapeutic dosage.
2. Written signature of parent or guardian.
3. Non-prescription drug products may only be administered in higher than recommended dosage by written
approval of the medical provider and parent or guardian.
4. By school district policy, the school is only able to give parent-provided acetaminophen, ibuprofen, cough medicine, antacids or antihistamines. Aspirin is not allowed. Vitamins, supplements, and digestive aids require a physician’s order.
a. By Wisconsin Law Wisconsin State Statute 118.29 Act 160 to we CANNOT accept non-prescription medication in a baggy or in a container where the label is not clear even if the pills are identifiable to us.
b. We are not able to give “Homemade” medication, creams, drops, essential oils or homemade homeopathic mixtures.
5. By school district policy any non-prescription drug which is needed for more than three days needs a physician’s signature.
6. By school district policy any non-prescription drug requires informing the office staff of the condition for which the nonprescription medication is given and providing in writing: 1) dosage requested to be given, 2) time to be given, 3) when the last dose was given at home, 4) when the expiration date is, 5) provide a measuring device if the medication is liquid.
MEDICATION SAFETY
Parents are encouraged to drop the medication off with office staff. Do not to send the medication to school on the bus. All medication stored at school is kept secure in a locked cabinet. Medication not picked up after 48 hours of non-use or discontinuation will be disposed of. Medication will not be sent home with students unless the student is 18 years old with the exception of inhalers.
MEDICATION - PHYSICIAN ORDERED ORAL OR INHALED MEDICATION
By Wisconsin State Law (statute 118.29), NO medication, emergency or otherwise, will be given to a student unless it is prescribed by the student’s physician and both the parent and physician have filled out the proper forms. Please attempt to schedule medication before or after school. Medications that are ordered three times a day may be given before school, after school and at bedtime unless specified by the physician that they need to be given during the school day. Parents need to provide a measuring spoon or device if the medication is liquid. All tablets that need to be split need to be split by the parent. The school is only able to provide the service of dispensing physician ordered medication if the parent complies with Wisconsin Act 160 of Administration of Drugs to Pupils Law which states parents must:
1. Supply and deliver the medication to the school office in the original pharmacy-labeled package and the package must list the ingredients and recommended therapeutic dose in a legible format.
a. By Wisconsin Law Act 160 we CANNOT accept medication in a baggy or in a container where the label is not clear even if the pills are identifiable to us.
2. The pharmacy label package must specify:
a. Name of the student
b. Name of the prescriber (physician/nurse practitioner/dentist)
c. Name of the drug
d. The dose of the drug
e. The effective date
f. And the directions in the legible format: such as the time to be taken and number of days to be
taken.
3. A doctor’s order is presented to the school or the doctor signs the EASD prescription medication form.
4. The parent completes and signs the prescription medication permission form that states the reason for taking the medication.
NARCOTICS
If your child requires a prescription pain medication that is known to reduce the function of the central nervous system, such as the narcotic pain medications Vicodin, Hydrocodone, Tylenol #3, Oxycontin, etc., we request you keep your child safe in your care until their pain can be controlled with a non-narcotic pain medication. Students are not allowed to have drugs or other substances that are considered controlled substance such as a narcotic pain medication on school property, even if there is a physician’s order for the medication.