Health Room Handbook

Emergency Information Form:

Every student is required to have a Emergency Information form at school prior to the start of classed. This form is essential since it provides all current contact information in the event of illness, injury or other emergencies such as an earthquake. Contact information should be maintained throughout the school year with updated telephone numbers for home, work, and current names of childcare providers etc. This Emergency Information form also provides information about any medical issues that may impact your child’s day such as allergies, asthma, headaches, migraines, nosebleeds, seizures, etc. By knowing this information, we are better prepared to care for your child’s needs. The school nurse will contact parents in August for those students that need to have a medical care plan developed.

This form also requests specific information on any on-going daily medications, emergency medications such as EpiPens for severe allergic reactions and as needed medications such as inhalers, Benadryl, Tylenol, etc. that the student may require. Based on this information, parents may be requested to provide medications to have available at school for the designated circumstances or for disaster preparedness purposes.

Medications:

Parents who are either required by the school or those who wish to have medications available at school must complete an Authorization for the Administration of Oral Medication form. This form is completed and signed by both the parent and child’s physician. The form is required in order for us to give any medications at school. This authorization is required for both prescription medications and/or over the counter medications. Oftentimes students who have a headache or allergies come to the health room and ask for Tylenol or Benadryl. We are not permitted to dispense any medication unless we have an Authorization for the Administration of Oral Medication form that has been completed and signed by both a parent and the child’s physician and the parent has provided the medication in the original containers to the health room. All medications will be stored in the Health room. A record will be kept of all students medications administered.

Immunizations Information:

All students must have a completed and compliant Washington State Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) card on file. Please review your child's records and ensure that your child is up to date on all required immunizations. It is important that children are fully protected against these dangerous childhood diseases.

Parents may claim an exemption to one or all immunizations by signing the appropriate box on the reverse of his/her CIS card. However, if an outbreak occurs at school, your child would be excluded from class for the period of communicability for his/her protection. All CIS records must be signed and completed by the parent or legal guardian.