3419 Self-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medications
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Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the respiratory tract. Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that may involve systems of the entire body. Anaphylaxis is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical treatment and follow-up care by an allergist/immunologist.
It is the policy of the board of directors that students with asthma or anaphylaxis are afforded the opportunity to self-administer prescribed medications. The students’ parent or guardian shall submit a written request and other documentation required by the school. The student’s prescribing health care provider must provide a written treatment plan.
The student must demonstrate to the school’s professional registered nurse that the student is competent to possess and self-administer prescribed medications during school and at school sponsored events.
The superintendent will establish procedures that implement this policy follow emergency rescue procedures outlined in the most recent edition of AMES: Asthma Management in Educational Settings, in cases of suspected asthma and the emergency rescue procedures outlined in the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Guidelines for the Care of Students with Anaphylaxis (2009) in cases of suspected anaphylaxis.
Cross References:
Board Policy 3416 Medication at School
Board Policy 2161 Special Education and Related Services for Eligible Students
Board Policy 2162 Education of Students with Disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitative Act of 1973
Board Policy 3420 Anaphylaxis Prevention and Response
Legal Reference:
42 U.S.C. 280 Public Health Service Act
42 U.S.C. 12212 Section 512 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
34 CFR Part 104 Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
RCW 28A.210.370 Students with Asthma
RCW 28A.210.380 Anaphylaxis-Policy guidelines-Procedures-Reports
Management Resources:
Policy News, Aug. 2012 Self-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medications
Policy News, Feb. 2009 Anaphylaxis Prevention Policy Required
OSPI, March 2009 Guidelines for the Care of Students with AnaphylaxisADOPTED: 10/27/2005
REVISED: 10/25/12
Procedure No. 3419P Self-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medication
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the respiratory tract. Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that may involve systems of the entire body. Anaphylaxis is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical treatment and follow-up care by an allergist/immunologist.
Students with asthma or anaphylaxis are authorized, in consultation with the school’s professional registered nurse, to possess and self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis during the school day, during school sponsored events and while traveling to and from school or school sponsored activities. The student will be authorized to possess and self-administer medication if the following conditions are met.- The parent or guardian must submit a written request for the student to self-administer medication(s) for asthma or anaphylaxis;
- A health care practitioner has prescribed the medication for use by the student during school hours and the student has received instructions in the correct and responsible way to use the medication(s);
- The student demonstrates to the health care practitioner and a professional registered nurse at the school the skill necessary to use the medication and to use the device necessary to administer the medication;
- The health care practitioner provides a written treatment plan for managing the asthma or anaphylaxis episodes of the student and for use of medication during school hours. The written treatment plan should include name and dosage of the medication, frequency with which it may be administered, possible side effects and the circumstances that warrant its use;
- The parent or guardian must sign a statement acknowledging that the district shall incur no liability as a result of any injury arising from the self-administration of medication by the student and that the parents or guardians shall indemnify and hold harmless the district and its employees or agents against any claims arising out of the self administration of medication by the student.
A. The authorization to self medicate will be valid for the current school year only. The parent or guardian must renew the authorization each school year.
B. In the event of an asthma or anaphylaxis emergency, the district will have the following easily accessible:
1. The student’s written treatment plan;
2. The parent or guardian’s written request that the student self medicate; and
3. The parent or guardian’s signed release of liability form.
C. Backup medication, if provided by the parent or guardian, shall be kept at a location in the school to which the student has immediate access in the event of an asthma or anaphylaxis emergency.
D. A student’s authorization to possess and self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis may be limited or revoked by the building principal after consultation with the school’s professional registered nurse and the student’s parents or guardian if the student demonstrates an inability to responsibly possess and self-administer such medication.
Asthma or Anaphylaxis Rescue Procedures
In the event of an asthma or anaphylactic episode, the school nurse will be immediately contacted. In the absence of the school nurse, the person responsible for school health duties will be contacted.
For asthma, the district will follow the procedures outlined in the most recent edition of the AMES: Asthma Management in Educational Settings, including:- Managing the students’ school environment;
- Training school personnel in rescue procedures;
- Accompanying all students exhibiting symptoms;
- Providing care as designed in the student’s emergency care plan;
- Calling 911, if appropriate
- Notifying the student’s parent or guardian;
- Documenting interventions;
- Reviewing the student’s emergency care plan and making changes, if necessary.
For anaphylaxis, the district will follow the Guidelines for the Care of Students with Anaphylaxis published by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
ADOPTED: 10/27/2005
REVISED: 10/25/12 - The parent or guardian must submit a written request for the student to self-administer medication(s) for asthma or anaphylaxis;
3000 Policies
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QUALIFICATIONS OF ATTENDANCE AND PLACEMENT
3110 Admission and Attendance
3114 Part-time, Home-based, or Off-Campus Students
3115 Students Experiencing Homelessness: Enrollment Rights and Services
3116 Students in Foster Care
3120 Enrollment
3122 Excused and Unexcused Absences
3123 Withdrawal Prior to Graduation
3124 Removal of Student during School Hours
3125 Release of Student during School Day
3126 Child Custody
3131 District Attendance Area Transfers
3140 Release of Resident Students
3141 Nonresident Students
3142 International Exchange Students
3143 District Notification of Juvenile Offenders
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
3200 Student Rights and Responsibilities
3205 Sexual Harassment of Students Prohibited
3207 Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying
3210 Nondiscrimination
3211 Gender-Inclusive Schools
3220 Freedom of Expression
3223 Freedom of Assembly
3224 Student Dress
3225 School-Based Threat Assessment
3226 Interviews and Interrogations of Students on School Premises
3230 Student Privacy and Searches
3231 Students Records
3232 Parent and Student Rights in Administration of Surveys Analysis or Evaluations
3235 Protection of Student Personal Information
3240 Student Conduct Expectations and Reasonable Sanctions
3241 Student Discipline
3242 Closed Campus
3243 Student Driving
3244 Prohibition of Corporal Punishment
3245 Students and Telecommunication Devices
3246 Use of Isolation, Restraint and Other Uses of Reasonable Force
STUDENT WELFARE
3410 Student Health
3412 Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
3413 Student Immunization and Life Threatening Conditions
3414 Infectious Diseases
3415 Accommodating Students with Diabetes
3416 Medication at School
3417 Catheterization
3418 Response to Student Injury or Illness
3419 Self-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medications
3420 Anaphylaxis Prevention and Response
3421 Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Prevention
3422 Student Sports – Concussion, Head Injury and Sudden Cardiac Arrest
3424 Opioid-Related Overdose Reversal
3432 Emergencies
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
3510 Associated Student Bodies
3515 Student Incentives
3520 Student Fees, Fines, Charges
3530 Student Fund Raising Activities Involving Students