Effective Monday, March 2, 2015 all medications, including prescription and over-the-counter  medications, will require a signed physician order and a parent signature.  This includes acetaminophen(tylenol) and ibuprofen.  The permission form for medications can be found under the forms tab on this blog.

No medications will be sent from the health room on field trips with the exception of students who have physician orders for asthma inhalers and epipens at school.

If you have any questions please contact your school nurse.

Reminder:

If you child currently has medication in the health room please plan to pick it up on or before the last day of school, June 9th.  Medication must be picked up by a parent/guardian.  Medication that is not picked up will be discarded.

If your child currently has medication in the health room, please plan to pick up the medication by the last day of school. Medication cannot be sent home with students. 

Parents will need to pick up all medications at school on or before June 7^th,

Medication that is not picked up will be discarded on June 10^th.

Thank you.

Have a safe and healthy summer!

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PARENTS

REGARDING CHANGES TO PMSD MEDICATION POLICY

Effective August 27, 2012

• All medication, including prescription and over-the-counter medications, require the written permission of the prescribing physician and the parent or guardian.
• THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THE ABOVE is for over-the-counter Ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil) and Acetaminophen (Tylenol), which the nurse may dispense with the written permission of the parent/guardian. Our school doctor’s standing orders will be used instead of a note from the child’s physician.  The parent must supply the medication to be kept in the health room.
• Per PMSD school board policy- students may not transport ANY medications except emergency auto injectors, inhalers and prescription eye drops.

MEDICATION RETURN

If your child presently has medication in the health room, please plan to pick up the medication by the last day of school. We can no longer send it home with the child. (see below)

Penn Manor School District Medication Policy Change

Due to changes in the board policy regarding medications at school, parents should send ONLY the amount of medication that a child is going to need in school, in an original container.  Our policy now states that we may not send un-used medication home with students. Parents will need to pick up all medications at school on or before June 7^th, (This is the last day that medications will be given.)

Medication that is not picked up will be discarded on June 10^th.

Thank you and have a Safe and Healthy Summer!