Authorization for Administration Of Specialized Physical Health Care Services

Health Services at Bandera ISD

• If a student feels ill or wishes to confer with the school nurse, he or she must obtain permission from the teacher. Students are not to report to the nurse's office between classes without the teacher's permission. Except in unusual emergencies, parental permission is obtained before a student is referred and sent to a doctor. Parents are asked to complete an emergency card each year that includes a place for parental consent for school officials to obtain medical treatment for the student, as permitted by law. Other information that could be required in case of an emergency should be provided and updated by the parents as necessary. The school is not responsible for the costs of emergency medical treatment or transport.

Medicine at School

• At no time are students allowed to carry any form of medication on campus. This includes medicated lip balms, cough drops, eye preparations, etc. Exception to this rule is, a student may carry and self-administer certain medications only with signed permission from a physician and parent/guardian and notification to the school nurse. Bandera ISD does not furnish nonprescription medicines (aspirin, Tylenol, ibuprofen, cough drops, antacids, etc.) to students except in emergencies. Neither herbal, holistic, non-FDA-approved medications nor medications obtained in foreign countries will be administered at school. All medications must be in their original containers. It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to maintain an adequate supply of daily medication at school. A student who must take a medicine, (either prescription or OTC) must bring the medicine in its properly labeled container and a written request from his or her parent to the school nurse before school.

• All prescription medications administered by the school must be accompanied by a signed “BISD Physician-Parent Request for Administration of Medicine by School Personnel” form. The nurse will either give the medicine at the proper times or give the student permission to take the medicine as directed. A parent/guardian must sign a permission statement at the beginning of the school year and must provide the unopened, OTC/nonprescription medicines they want their child to receive on an occasional basis. The parent/guardian must bring the medication and the signed permission form to the school nurse. Standing physician’s orders and the parent/guardian’s signature allow the occasional administration of the OTC medications. If OTC medications are to be given on a regular basis for a an extended period of time, (i.e., ibuprofen daily at school during lunch for 2 months) permission must also be given by the student’s physician, as well as the parent/guardian. All prescription medications must be properly labeled showing student, route of administration (i.e. by mouth) name of medication, dosage, when to be given, expiration date, physician’s information, etc. How and when the medicine is administered at school must match the prescription container. Expired medications will not be dispensed by the school nurse.

• Students with delinquent immunizations will not be allowed to start school. State law requires that medically validated up-to-date records of immunizations be on file for all students.

• Parents should prepare now to get the necessary shots for their child and submit documentation to the school office prior to start of school. A listing of necessary immunizations can be found above.

• Official documentation of exemptions for either medical reasons or reasons of conscience, including religious beliefs, must be submitted to the school office prior to the start of school as well. A minimum of two weeks should be allowed in order to obtain an affidavit for exemption for reasons of conscience from the Texas Department of State Health Services.