Chronic Health

Parent/Guardian Instructions for Students with Chronic Health Conditions

If your child has a chronic health condition and may need assistance while in school, he/she should be referred to the principal at your child’s school.

Students may require assistance with medical procedures while in school. Some examples include students with diabetes, asthma, seizures or severe allergic reactions to peanuts or insect stings.

All medical procedures are child-specific. Examples of medical procedures are as follows:

Clean Intermittent Catheterization
G-Tube Feedings
Suctioning
Blood Glucose Monitoring/Insulin Administration/Glucagon
Epi-pen administration for severe allergic reaction
Diastat rectal gel

A completed Authorization for Medication/Treatment form is required for all medical procedures to be performed during the school day.

Planning for Students with Chronic Health Conditions

Each student with a chronic health condition should have a health care plan and his/her condition entered on the A06 Health Screen. The goal of the care plan is to provide school personnel with the information necessary to assist the student with health concerns while in school.

Some students will require advance planning to meet emergency care needs due to their medical conditions or physical abilities. An Emergency Plan of Care should be done ahead of time and be easily accessible to those individuals assisting students in emergency situations.

Medical Conditions

Some students may have medical conditions that could put them at risk for life-threatening allergies such as peanuts and insect stings.

These students need to be identified, and your school nurse ("on-site" or "on-call") made aware of the situation. Your school nurse can initiate an Emergency Plan of Care for these students and make sure the appropriate school staff is knowledgeable of how to handle emergency situations and accessible to individuals who are responsible for assisting the students, should an emergency arise.