Medication Administration

Prescription - MEDICATION Permission Form

NON-Prescription - MEDICATION Permission FORM

Inhaled Asthma MEDICATION - mEDICATION Permission FORM

Food & Allergy Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan

Requirements for the Receipt of Medications to be Administered at School

Act 160 also includes provisions that directly affect parents and guardians:

• All prescription and non-prescription medications to be administered at school must be provided in their original containers.
• Prescription medications must have the pharmacy label attached.
• If school personnel need to administer prescription medication to your child during the school day, you must:
  1. Provide the medication in the original pharmacy-labeled container.
  2. Complete the required medication permission form, including a physician’s signature, and submit it to the school office before administration can begin.

School Staff Training

In March 2010, Governor Doyle signed Act 160, which requires school personnel who administer prescription or non-prescription medications to students to complete a medication training course. Our principals, secretaries, and appropriate school staff have successfully completed this training. New employees will also be required to complete the training as part of their onboarding process.

Diocesan Drug/Medication Administration Policy

The state legislature has provided for administration of drugs to students who must have medication while attending school. Any private school employee or volunteer authorized in writing by the private school administrator or Principal, as well as any licensed school bus operator authorized by the proper school authority, may be required to administer a drug to a pupil under this law by any means other than ingestion.

The party authorized to administer the drug and the school Principal/Administrator are immune from civil liability for their acts or omissions unless there is a high degree of negligence. “High degree of negligence” is defined as “conduct which demonstrates ordinary negligence to a high degree, consisting of an act which the person should realize creates a situation of unreasonable risk and high probability of death or great bodily harm to another.” (This immunity does not apply to health care professionals.) (S. 118.9.) DSP 5505.
 

PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS

• Students must have a prescription and/or written permission from a parent/guardian allowing the use of any prescribed medication.
• That medication must be stored in the original container with the student’s name, dosage, and directions clearly printed on the label.
• The medications and permission forms may be dropped off at the Central Office along with the completed Comprehensive Medical Release Form.
• It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to update medical information for each student on a yearly basis.

PRESCRIPTION/NON-PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION

• ALL medications, including aspirin, aspirin substitutes, and other over-the-counter (OTC) medications, require written permission from a parent/guardian in order to be administered and must be on file in the main office.
• They must be kept in the office safe and administered there.
• Due to medical and liability issues, Columbus Catholic High School is unable to administer aspirin or other medications via telephone. Some form of written verification must be on file (FAX or email acceptable).

INHALER LAW WISCONSIN STATUTE 118.291

A child may carry inhaled asthma medication with him/her at school (locker, pocket, backpack, etc.). Inhaled asthma medications do not need to be locked away in a central location if the parent/guardian and the physician provide the school with written permission. According to Wisconsin Statute 118.291 from the American Lung Association of Wisconsin Section 1, #2 states that staff and school districts are not liable if the student uses the inhaler improperly.