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Medication Administration During School-Sponsored
Activities
Medication administered during any school-sponsored
activity must be administered according to the Maryland
State School Health Services Guidelines/Administration
of Medication in Schools and Howard County Public School
System Medication Administration Procedure.
Medication should be administered to students on
school-sponsored trips only when absolutely
necessary. Timing of doses should be adjusted to
occur before or after the school sponsored activity
if medically appropriate. A medication order form
completed by a physician/prescriber is required for
all medications, i.e., prescription,
over-the-counter (OTC), homeopathic and herbal.
Written consent of the parent/guardian for the
administration of medication is required.
Administration of OTC, homeopathic, and herbal
medicines must be conducted in accordance with the
procedures for prescription medication. The
determination of whether a medication is
administered during a school-sponsored activity and
by whom should be determined by the cluster nurse or
school nurse in collaboration with the school
administrator and parent/guardians. Students
cannot be excluded from participation in
school-sponsored activities because of the need for
medication. |
