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Medication

In an effort to insure the health and safety of each child, the Archdiocese has an established policy governing the administration of medication to students. Please read and follow each step carefully.

1. No medication will be administered by school personnel without the medication consent form and the Physician Order for Medication Administration form that can be obtained from the office. The form must be completed and returned to the school principal and/or school administrative assistant who will be administering the medication.
   1. Medication Consent Form must be filled out by the parent/guardian and addressed and returned to the administrative assistant and/or principal before medication is sent to the office.
   2. Physician order for Medication Administration form must be filled out by the prescribing physician and addressed to the Administrative Assistant and /or Principal before medication is sent to the Office.
   3. The principal shall maintain an accurate medication file that includes all of these necessary forms on each student receiving medication.
2. Medication to be given in school must have the following information printed on the container:
   1. Child's full name
   2. Name of the drug and dosage
   3. Time to be given
   4. Physician's name
3. Medication will be taken by the child at the designated time, administered by the administrative assistant, receptionist or principal, who has been identified to do so. It is the responsibility of the student, if appropriate, not school personnel, to get his/her medication at the designated time.
4. Only limited quantities of any medicine are to be kept in school.
5. All medication administered at school will be kept in a locked drawer.
6. The length of time for which the drug is to be administered, which is not to exceed the current school year, shall be contained in the written instructions from the prescribing physician and further written instructions must be received from the physician if the drug is to be discontinued or the dosage or time it is to be administered is changed from the original instructions.
7. School personnel should under no circumstances provide aspirin or other non-prescribed medicine to students without meeting all criteria in 1-6 above, including the necessity of having written authorization from the student's physician.
8. It is the responsibility of the parent to collect any unused medication at the end of the school year. If not collected by mid-September, it will be destroyed.

We recognize the importance and necessity of students being allowed to carry asthma inhalers. Students in grades K-4 to 8 may self-administer certain emergency prescription medications, such as inhalers, while at school only under the supervision of school staff. A student who carries an inhaler on his/her person will need to have an Archdiocese of Milwaukee release form completed and signed by his/her physician, parent/legal guardian, principal, and homeroom teacher. The form states that the student has been instructed in and understands the purpose, appropriate method and frequency of use of his/her inhaler. The school is absolved from any responsibility in safeguarding the student's inhaler. (These forms are available in the school office.)