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GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAL SELF MANAGEMENT |
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Term of Plan: The plan is effective immediately. It must be renewed and considered for approval on an annual basis. |
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Medications: The parents or guardians are responsible for supplying any and all medications required under the Plan; the school is not responsible for providing the medications. Medications to be used by the Student under this Plan must be furnished in a current original container from the pharmacy with the student's name, the name of the medication, strength and the dosage to be given. Inhalers must have a label attached to the inhaler itself, not on the packaging. If the prescribed medication, dosage or time of medication changes, the parents or guardians must promptly submit to the school nurse or designee the new prescription. Any non prescription medication must be furnished in the original container from the manufacturer. |
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Disposal of Medical Supplies: The student shall be responsible for proper disposal of used syringes and other medical supplies. Used syringes and blood borne pathogen materials shall be immediately placed in a safe receptacle and then delivered to the school health office for proper disposal. |
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Consultations: The school may consult with a registered nurse or other health care professional employed by such school during development of the plan. |
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Permitted Self-Management: Pursuant to the Asthma or Anaphylaxis and Diabetes Medical Management Plan the Student shall be permitted to self-manage the Student's asthma or anaphylaxis or diabetes condition in the classroom or any part of the school or on school grounds, during any school-related activity, or in any private location specified in the plan. |
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Student Reports of Self-Administration: The Student shall promptly notify the school nurse, the school nurse's designee, or another designated adult at the school when the Student has self-administered prescription asthma or anaphylaxis medication pursuant to the Plan. The student is not required to report to the school when the Student has self-administered prescription diabetes medication pursuant to the Plan. However, as part of an IHP, the school nurse or the school nurse's designee will record reports of self-administration made by the student so the parents and the school will have a record of medication use. |
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Responses to Student Misuse: The possession of medications by Students is a violation of the school's drug and student conduct policies and may result in an expulsion from school. To the extent this Asthma or Anaphylaxis or Diabetic Medical Management Plan permits the Student to be in possession of medications, the Plan allows the Student an exception to the school drug and student conduct policies. However, this exception only extends to the extent provided in the Plan. In the event the Student uses his or her prescription asthma or anaphylaxis or diabetic medication other than as prescribed, or possesses medication other than as permitted by the Plan, the Student is subject to disciplinary action by the school, up to and including an expulsion. The school will promptly notify the parent or guardian of any disciplinary action imposed. The disciplinary action will not include a limitation or restriction on the student's access to such medication; however, it is agreed that in the event of any such misuse an re-evaluation of the Student's understanding of and ability to self-manage Student's Health Condition and may result in a modification or termination of this Plan. The school may prohibit the student from possessing the necessary medical supplies to self-manage the Student's diabetic condition or place other necessary and appropriate restriction or conditions on the Student's self-management of the Student's diabetic condition if the school determines that the student has endangered himself, herself, or others through the misuse or threatened misuse of such medical supplies. |
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Sharing Plan: It is agreed that this Asthma or Anaphylaxis Medical Management Plan may be shared with school officials and agents who have a need to be aware of it; that those who have the need to be aware of it include student health staff and also include staff responsible for student discipline (e.g. staff need to know that the Student is authorized to have the medication on the Student's person so the Student is not reported for a violation of the school's drug policies). The school officials who may be informed of the Plan thus include: administration, school nurse, school office staff, teachers and any paraeducators or specialists who provide services to the Student, and the coaches and sponsors of extracurricular activities in which the Student participates. |
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Filing of Plan: This Asthma or Anaphylaxis Medical Management Plan is to be kept on file at the school where the Student is enrolled. |
