• ASTHMA

    Students with asthma should submit an annual Asthma Action Plan signed by the physician and parent(s). Students who require medication at school (either inhaler or nebulizer) must submit Medication Authorization Forms to the school nurse. These forms must be completed each school year.

    The 77th Texas Legislature enacted House Bill 1688, which amends the Education Code to entitle a student with asthma to possess and self-administer prescription asthma medication while on school property or at a school-related event or activity. The bill specified the conditions under which a student is entitled to possess and self-administer asthma medication.

    Please note that a student requiring medication for sports must also register the medication with the school nurse.

    -SELF-CARRY CONSIDERATIONS- A student with asthma may possess and self-administer prescription medicine while on school property or at a school-related event or activity if the following conditions are met.

    1. The prescription medicine has been prescribed for that student as indicated by the prescription label on the medicine;

    2. The student has demonstrated to the student's physician or other licensed health care provider and the school nurse, the skill level necessary to self-administer the prescription medication, including the use of any device required to administer the medication;

    3. The self-administration is done in compliance with the prescription or written instructions from the student's physician or other licensed health care provider; and

    4. A parent of the student provides to the school a written authorization, signed by the parent and/or licensed health care provider on the Authorization for Self-Administration Form, stating

      • That the student has asthma or anaphylaxis and is capable of self-administering the prescription medicine;

      • The name and purpose of the medicine;

      • The prescribed dosage for the medicine;

      • The times at which or circumstances under which the medicine may be administered

         5. The physician's statement must be kept on file in the office of the school nurse of the school the student attends or, if there is not a school nurse, in the office of the principal of the school the student attends.

    Asthma Action Plan

    Parent Consent for Medication at School Form

  • SEIZURE CARE 

    It is important that parents of students with seizures communicate fully with the school nurse about the student's needs in order to achieve the best student outcomes. If possible, plan to meet with the nurse prior to the beginning of the school year or before the first day of attendance for students who start later in the school year.

    The following forms are required each school year for students with seizures;

    1. Seizure Action Plan, signed by the physician and parent.

    2. Parents are strongly encouraged to complete the Questionnaire for a Parent of a Student with Seizures.

    It is important that the nurse be familiar with the type and frequency of seizures, as well as any preventative or emergency medications, in order to provide appropriate training to designated staff and to develop an individualized plan of care for the student to ensure their safety in the school environment.

     

    Seizure Action Plan

    Parent Questionnaire

    Cuestionario Para Padres

     

  • DIABETES CARE

    It is important that parents of students with diabetes communicate fully with the school nurse about the student's needs in order to achieve the best student outcomes. If possible, plan to meet with the nurse prior to the beginning of the school year or before the first day of attendance for students starting later in the school year.

    The following forms are required each school year for all students with diabetes;

    1. The GPISD Diabetes Medical Management Plan, signed by the parent and physician, or equivalent plan from student's physician, for example TCH Diabetes Management Plan. This plan must include specific orders for insulin dosages, sliding scales and insulin pump therapy when applicable.

    2. The GPISD Medication at School Consent form OR Doctor Request for Medication at School form for insulin, glucagon, and other required medications. This form is not required if the action plan has detailed medication orders with the doctor's and parent's signature.

    3. The UDCA (Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant) Authorization Form --(Very Important: If a parent declines authorization for UDCA care in the absence of the campus nurse, the parent will be responsible for all care or be responsible for designating an alternative in the event that the campus nurse is not available.)

    Role of the Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant (UDCA)

    House Bill No. 984 (Care of the Student with Diabetes) enacted in 2005, specifies that each school train one (1) unlicensed diabetes care assistant (UDCA), if a full-time nurse is assigned to the school. In order to protect the safety and health of students, GPISD has chosen to have a minimum of (2) UDCA's trained at each campus, in addition to the nurse. Training of the UDCA's is provided under the supervision of a health care professional with expertise in the care of persons with diabetes. The UDCA's will provide diabetes management and care services if the nurse is unavailable, for example if the student attends a field trip away from campus. These services include, but are not limited to, the administration of insulin, or in an emergency, the administration of glucagon.