Medications
Quincy Public Schools Health Services have medication policies in place to ensure the health and safety of children needing medications during the school day. No medication is allowed in school with out the proper authorization. This includes all prescription and non-prescription medications.
This policy requires that an
“authorization for medication form” and a medication
order be on file in your child’s health office before we can begin to give
any medicine in school. Forms required for all medications follow and can be
found in the printable forms section.
Parent Authorization- please complete the consent form
and give it to your school nurse. In the case of an inhaler please be sure to
indicate if you wish your child to be able to carry it themselves.
Medication Order-the medication order part of the form should be taken to your child’s licensed prescriber (physician or nurse practitioner) for completion and then returned to the school nurse. This order should be rewritten if there is a change of dose and at the beginning of each academic year.
A responsible adult should deliver the medication to the school in a pharmacy
labeled container. Please ask your pharmacy to provide separate bottles for home
and school. No more than a thirty day supply of the medicine should be delivered
to the school. If your child is to carry an inhaler, please provide a second
inhaler to the nurse’s office for backup use.
Quincy Public School heath offices have standing orders from the school
physician to give four common over the counter medications to students with
written parental consent.
Parental Consent for the Administration of Non-Prescription
Medication form must be filled out and returned to the school nurse before
any medication can be given. This form is sent home at the beginning of each
school year and should be returned as soon as possible. This form can be found
here and in the printable forms section.