JLCD March 2026.pdf (46 KB)

​Boulder Valley School​ ​District File: JLCD​ ​Adopted: Date of Manual Adoption​ ​Revised: November 21, 1996, September 26, 2000,​ ​January 8, 2019, June 8, 2021​, April __, 202​6​

​ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS TO STUDENTS​ ​School personnel shall not administer prescription or nonprescription medication to students​ ​unless appropriate administration cannot reasonably be accomplished outside of school hours.​ ​Medication may be administered to students by school personnel whom a registered nurse has​ ​trained and delegated the task of administering such medication. For purposes of this policy,​ ​the term “medication” includes both prescription medication and nonprescription medication,​ ​but does not include medical marijuana.​ ​The administration of medical marijuana shall be in accordance with the Board’s policy on​ ​administration of medical marijuana to qualified students.​ ​The term “nonprescription medication” includes but is not limited to over-the-counter​ ​medications, homeopathic and herbal medications, vitamins and nutritional supplements,​ ​and topical applications.​ ​Medication may be administered to students only when the following requirements are met:​ ​1.​ ​Medication shall be in the original properly labeled container. If it is a prescription​ ​medication, the student's name, name of the medication, dosage, how often it is to​ ​be administered, and name of the prescribing health care practitioner shall be​ ​printed on the container.​ ​2.​ ​The school shall have received written permission from the student's parent/guardian​ ​to administer the medication to the student from the student's health care practitioner​ ​with prescriptive authority under Colorado law;​ ​3.​ ​The parent/guardian shall be responsible for providing all medication to​ ​be administered to the student.​ ​Self-administration of medication​​for asthma, allergies or anaphylaxis​ ​A student​ ​with asthma, a food allergy, other severe allergies, or a related, life-threatening​ ​condition​​may possess and self-administer medication​​with the exception of a controlled​ ​substance including medical marijuana.​ ​to treat the student's asthma, food or other allergy,​ ​anaphylaxis or related, life-threatening condition.​​Self-administration of​​such​​medication may​ ​occur during school hours, at school-sponsored activities, or while in transit to​

​and from school or a school-sponsored activity. Student possession and self-administration of​ ​such​​medication shall be in accordance with the regulation accompanying this policy.​ ​Authorization for a student to possess and self-administer medication​​to treat the student's​ ​asthma, food or other allergy, anaphylaxis or other related, life-threatening condition​​may be​ ​limited or revoked by the school principal after consultation with the school nurse and the​ ​student's parent/guardian if the student demonstrates an inability to responsibly possess and​ ​self-administer such medication.​ ​Use of stock epinephrine auto-injectors in emergency situations​ ​The School District shall have a stock supply of​​emergency use epinephrine​​epinephrine​ ​emergency medication​ ​auto-injectors​​for use in anaphylaxis events that occur on school​ ​grounds. Any administration of a stock epinephrine​​emergency medication​auto-injector​​to a​ ​student by a district employee shall be in accordance with applicable state law, including​ ​applicable State Board of Education rules.​ ​The​​School D​d​istrict's stock supply of​​epinephrine emergency medication​​epinephrine​ ​auto-injectors​​is not intended to replace student- specific orders or medication provided by the​ ​student's parent/guardian to treat the student's asthma, food or other allergy, anaphylaxis or​ ​related, life-threatening condition.​ ​Student possession, use, distribution, sale or being under the influence of medication​ ​inconsistent with this policy shall be considered a violation of Board policy concerning drug and​ ​alcohol involvement by students and may subject the student to disciplinary consequences,​ ​including suspension and/or expulsion, in accordance with applicable Board policy.​ ​Use of opiate antagonists in emergency situations​ ​To the extent state funding and supplies are available, the​​School D​d​istrict shall have a stock​ ​supply of opiate antagonists to assist a student who is at risk of experiencing an opiate-related​ ​drug overdose event. For purposes of this policy, an opiate antagonist means naloxone​ ​hydrochloride or any similarly acting drug that is not a controlled substance and that is approved​ ​by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of a drug overdose.​ ​The stock supply of opiate antagonists may also be used to assist a​​School D​d​istrict employee or​ ​any other person who is at risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event.​ ​Administration of an opiate antagonist by a​​School D​d​istrict employee to a student or any other​ ​person shall be in accordance with applicable state law.​ ​LEGAL REFS:

C.R.S.​​§​​12-38-132 (delegation of nursing tasks)​ ​C.R.S.​​§​​12-38-132.3 (school nurses - over-the-counter medication)​

​C.R.S. 22-1-119 (no liability for adverse drug reactions/side effects)​ ​C.R.S. 22-1-119.1 (authorizing possession and administration of opiate​ ​antagonists)​ ​C.R.S. 22-1-119.3 (3)(c), (d) (no student possession or self-administration of​ ​medical marijuana, but school districts must permit the student's primary​ ​caregiver to administer medical marijuana to the student on school grounds, on a​ ​school bus or at a school-sponsored event)​ ​C.R.S. 22-1-119.5 (Colorado Schoolchildren's Asthma, Food Allergy, and​ ​Anaphylaxis Health Management Act)​ ​C.R.S. 22-2-135 (Colorado School Children's Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis​ ​Management Act)​ ​C.R.S. 24-10-101 et seq. (Colorado Governmental Immunity Act)​ ​1 CCR 301-68 (State Board of Education rules regarding student possession and​ ​administration of asthma, allergy and anaphylaxis management medications or​ ​other prescription medications)​ ​6 CCR 1010-6, Rule 6.13 (requirements for health services in schools)​ ​CROSS REFS: JLCDA, Students with Food Allergies​ ​JLCDB, Administration of Medical Marijuana to Qualified Students​ ​JLCE, First Aid and Emergency Medical Care​

​End of File: JLCD​