Policy – Category 2000 (Administration)
BP 2006 – Provision of Healthcare Services
2. Grant permission for the authorized LEA representative to communicate directly with the child’s physician, as may be necessary, regarding the physician’s written statement or any other question s that may arise with regard to the medication; 3. Contain an acknowledgement that the parent/guardian understands how LEA employees will administer or otherwise assist the child in the administration of medication; 4. Contain an acknowledgement that the parent/guardian understands his/her responsibilities to enable LEA employees to administer or otherwise assist the child in the administration of medication including, but not limited to, the parent/guardian’s responsibility to provide a written statement from the physician and to ensure that the medication is delivered to the school in a proper container by an individual legally authorized to be in possession of the medication; and
5. Contain an acknowledgement that the parent/guardian may terminate consent for such administration at any time.
If a parent/guardian has requested that his/her child be allowed to carry and self- administer prescription auto-injectable epinephrine or prescription inhaled asthma medication, the parent/guardian’s written statement shall als o ( California Education Code §§ 49423, 49423.1 ):
1. Consent to the self-administration; and
2. Release the LEA and school personnel from civil liability if a child suffers an adverse reaction as a result of self-administering the medication.
The parent/guardian shall annually provide the LEA a new written statement from himself/herself and the child’s physician. In addition, the parent/guardian shall provide a new physician statement if the medication, dosage, frequency of administration, or reason for administration changes ( California Education Code §§ 49423, 49423.1 ). The parent/guardian shall provide medications in a properly labeled, original container along with the physician’s instructions. For prescribed medication, the container shall bear the name and te lephone number of the pharmacy, the child’s identification, name and phone number of the physician, and physician’s instructions. Medications that are not in their original container shall not be accepted or administered. Medications shall be delivered to the school by the parent/guardian, unless the LEA authorizes another method of delivery.
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 11/16)
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