JLCD-R March 2025.pdf (34 KB)

​Boulder Valley School District​ ​File: JLCD-R​ ​Adopted:​ ​December 8, 1988​ ​Revised: April 14, 1994, October 9, 1997, September 26, 2000,​ ​December 13, 2000, May 31, 2001, January 8, 2019​

​ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS TO STUDENTS​

​If​ ​under​ ​exceptional​ ​circumstances​ ​a​ ​student​ ​is​ ​required​ ​to​ ​take​​medication​​during​​school​ ​hours,​​only​​the​​school​​nurse​​or​​the​​nurse’s​​designee​​may​​administer​​the​​medication​​to​​the​ ​student​​in​​compliance​​with​​the​​following​​regulation.​​In​​the​​alternative,​​the​​parent/guardian​ ​may come to school to administer the medication.​ ​1.​ ​All directives of the accompanying policy shall be followed.​ ​2.​ ​A Medication Administration Authorization Form completed by both the student's​ ​health care practitioner with prescriptive authority under Colorado law and the​ ​parent/guardian shall be on file in the school stating:​ ​a.​ ​Student’s name​ ​b.​ ​Name of medication​ ​c.​ ​Route of administration​ ​d.​ ​Dosage​ ​e.​ ​Purpose of the medication​ ​f.​ ​Time of day medication is to be given​ ​g.​ ​Possible side effects​ ​3.​ ​Exceptions to the use of this form may be granted if the provider uses a standard​ ​Colorado Care Plan and Medication Order form for Asthma and/or Allergy/Anaphylaxis.​ ​4.​ ​The medication shall be brought to school in a container appropriately labeled by the​ ​pharmacy or health care practitioner.​ ​5.​ ​Non-prescription medications must be in the original container and labeled with the​ ​student’s name.​ ​6.​ ​An individual record shall be kept of all medications administered by school personnel.​

​7.​ ​Medication shall be stored in a clean, locked cabinet or container. Emergency​ ​medications (such as epinephrine, and inhalers) shall be inaccessible to students, but​ ​immediately available to trained school personnel and not in a locked cabinet.​ ​Unless these requirements are met, medication will not be administered to students at​ ​school.​ ​Self-administration of medication​​For high school students​​for​​A school shall​ ​permit a student to possess and self-administer medication,​​such as an inhaler or​ ​epinephrine,​​if all of the following conditions are met:​ ​1.​ ​Written authorization signed by the student’s health care practitioner must be on file​ ​with the school, which shall include the student’s name; the name, purpose, prescribed​ ​dosage, route, frequency, and length of time between doses of the medication(s) to be​ ​self-administered; and confirmation that the student has been instructed and is capable​ ​of self-administration of the medication.​ ​2.​ ​The school nurse, in consultation the student’s health care practitioner, and the​ ​student’s parent/guardian collaborate to make an assessment of the student’s​ ​knowledge of his or her condition and ability to self-administer medication.​ ​3.​ ​A written statement signed by the student’s parent/guardian must be on file with the​ ​school, which shall include permission for the student to self-administer his/her​ ​medication and a release from liability for any injury arising from the student’s self-​ ​administration of such medication.​ ​4.​ ​A written contract between the school nurse, the student, and the student’s​ ​parent/guardian must be on file with the school, assigning levels of responsibility to the​ ​student’s parent/guardian, student, and school employees. A treatment plan​ ​authorizing a student to possess and self-administer medication​​for asthma, anaphylaxis​ ​or other life-threatening condition​​shall be effective only for the school year in which it​ ​is approved.​ ​A student shall report to the school nurse or designee or to some adult at the school​ ​immediately after the student uses an​​emergency use epinephrine​​epinephrine​​emergency​ ​medication​​auto-injector​​during school hours. Upon receiving such report from a student,​ ​the school nurse, designee, or other adult will provide appropriate follow-up care to the​ ​student, which shall include making a 911 emergency call.​

​End of File: JLCD-R​