JLCD April 28 2026.pdf (84 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​ ​STUDENT​ADMINISTERING​​MEDICATIONS​​TO STUDENTS​ ​School personnel administration​ ​School personnel shall​​not​​administer prescription or nonprescription medication to​ ​students​​when​​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.​ ​The parent/guardian shall​​be responsible for​​provide all medication to be​ ​administered to the student.​​Medication shall be in the original properly​ l​abeled 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​.​ ​3.​ ​The school shall have received​​from the student's health care practitioner with​ ​prescriptive authority under Colorado law​​written authorization that includes the​ ​medication name, purpose, prescribed dosage, route, frequency, and length of​ ​time between doses.​;​ ​4.​ ​The parent/guardian shall be responsible for providing all​ ​medication to be administered to the student.​ ​All medication shall be securely stored in an appropriate cabinet or​ ​container.​

​Self-administration of medication​​by high school students​ ​A​​high school​​student may possess and self-administer medication with the exception of​ ​a controlled substance, including medical marijuana​,​​. Self-administration of medication​ ​may occur​​during school hours, at school-sponsored activities, or while in transit to and​ ​from school or a school-sponsored activity​.​​when the following requirements are​ ​met:​Student possession and self-administration of medication shall be in accordance with​ ​the regulation accompanying this policy.​ ​1.​ ​The school shall have received written permission and a release from the​ ​student's parent/guardian for the student to self-carry and administer the​ ​medication.​ ​2.​ ​The school shall have received from the student's health care practitioner with​ ​prescriptive authority under Colorado law written authorization that includes the​ ​medication name, purpose, prescribed dosage, route, frequency, length of time​ ​between doses,​​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​​in​​and is capable of​ ​self-administration of the medication.​ ​¶​ ​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.​ ​3.​ ​The school will prepare a health care plan or other appropriate documentation​​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​​health care​ ​plan or other appropriate documentation shall typically​​treatment plan authorizing​ ​a student to possess and self-administer medication shall​​be effective​​only​​for the​ ​school year in which it is approved.​ ​Authorization for a student to possess and self-administer medication 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.​ ​A student shall report to the school nurse or designee or to some adult at the school​ i​mmediately after the student uses an emergency​-​​use epinephrine during school​ ​hours. Upon receiving such a report from a student, the school nurse, designee, or​ ​other adult will provide appropriate follow-up care to the student,​​that​which​​shall include​ ​making a 911 emergency call.​

​Use of stock epinephrine auto-injectors in emergency situations​ ​The School District shall have a stock supply of​​emergency​​use epinephrine​​for use in​ ​anaphylaxis events that occur on school grounds. Any administration of a stock​ ​epinephrine emergency medication to a student by a district employee shall be in​ ​accordance with applicable state law, including applicable State Board of Education​ ​rules.​ ​The School District's stock supply of epinephrine emergency medication 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​ i​nconsistent 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 District 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 District​ ​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 District 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​

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