Medications
To ensure the Health Center has the medications to keep students in good health and able to participate in their school program, all prescribed medications, including critical and emergency medications for behavioral health, seizures, adrenal insufficiency, asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetes, etc., must accompany students each time they return to TSBVI.
Medication Refills
Students/parents/guardians are responsible for monitoring and obtaining all medication refills while a student is attending TSBVI and must ensure that an adequate supply of medication is on hand for each school week. If a student runs out of medications essential for the student’s health or needed so the student may access their education, the parent/guardian may be asked to arrange to pick up the student from school until the medication refill can be obtained.
If your student arrives at the Weekends Home bus stop or TSBVI campus without all of their prescribed or emergency medications that are essential for the student’s health or needed so the student may access their education, your student may not be permitted to board or remain on the TSBVI campus until the medications are obtained.
Prescription Labels
All prescription medicines must be brought to TSBVI in a properly labeled pharmacy bottle that includes the name of the medication, the dose prescribed, the times the medication is to be administered, and the expiration date. If the prescribed amount the student receives differs from the prescription bottle, the student/parent/guardian must obtain an updated pharmacy label or provide a healthcare provider order stating the required information. Prescriptions may not be altered in any way. Prescription bottles that have writing on them or are expired will not be accepted.
Prescription Labels that State “Use as Directed”
Any prescription labels that state, “use as directed” must be accompanied by a health care provider note or Health Care Provider’s Order explaining the reason, dose, and frequency that the medication is to be administered.
Physician’s Order Form
Medication will only be given as prescribed by the health care provider. If any changes are made to a student’s prescription, please have the health care provider complete a new written order that includes the name of the medication, the reason for administration, dose, time, and method of administration, or the health care provider may complete the Health Care Provider’s Order form.
Over-the-counter medications
All over-the-counter medications and supplements must have a written order from the student’s healthcare provider that includes the name of the medication, reason for administration, dose, time, and method of administration. The healthcare provider also has the option to complete this information on the Health Care Provider’s Order form. Over-the-counter medications must be in the original container and not expired.
Changes in medications and/or doses
Please notify Health Center nurses at (512) 206-9136 or email [email protected] anytime there is a change by the healthcare provider to the student’s medications or medication dose the student is receiving. Parents or guardians may be asked to keep the student at home when starting specific prescriptions (such as behavioral health or seizure medications). The length of time that the student will need to remain at home will be determined by the student’s healthcare provider. This allows the family to carefully monitor the student and quickly follow up with the student’s health care provider in the event of medical complications or undesired side effects from a new medication.
TSBVI Standing Orders for Medications
With Parent/Legal Guardian/Adult Student approval, the Health Center has medications on our TSBVI Standing Orders that may be administered on an “as needed” basis to cover short-term illnesses such as headaches, eye pain or dryness, muscle pain, stomach upset, allergy, or cough, etc. If your student needs medication from our standing orders for longer than seven (7) days, your student will need an order from the student’s healthcare provider to continue the medication.
The Health Center team looks forward to having your student at TSBVI. Please feel free to call the Health Center at (512) 206-9136 or email [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.