School personnel shall not administer prescription or nonprescription medications to students unless appropriate administration cannot reasonably be accomplished outside of school hours and the student's parent/guardian is not available to administer the medication during the school day.
Medication, other than medical marijuana and the emergency use of an opiate antagonist, may be administered to students by school personnel whom a registered nurse has trained and delegated the task of administering such medication. For the purposes of this policy, the term "medication" includes both prescription medication and nonprescription medication, but does not include medical marijuana. The administration of medical marijuana must be in accordance with the Board's policy on administration of medical marijuana to qualified students. The term "nonprescription medication" includes but is not limited to over-the-counter medications, homeopathic and herbal medications, vitamins and nutritional supplements. Medication, other than medical marijuana, may be administered to students only when the following requirements are met:
1. Medication shall be in the original properly labeled container. If it is a prescription medication, the student's name, name of the medication, dosage, how often it is to be administered, and name of the prescribing health care practitioner must be printed on the container.
2. The school shall have received written permission from the student's parent/guardian to administer the medication to the student and either:
a. written permission to administer the medication from the student's health care practitioner with prescriptive authority under Colorado law; or
b. a standing medical order, if the medication is an over-the-counter medication such as Advil or Tylenol.
3. The parent/guardian is responsible for providing all medication to be administered to the student.
4. The nonprescription medication is a product that has been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Self-administration of medication for asthma, allergies or anaphylaxis, or other prescription medication
A student with asthma, a food allergy, other severe allergies, diabetes, or related, life- threatening conditions, or who is prescribed medication by a licensed health care practitioner, may possess and self-administer medication, other than medical marijuana, to treat such conditions. Self-administration of such medication may occur during school hours, at school-sponsored activities, or while in transit to and from school or a school-sponsored activity. Student possession and self-administration of such medication shall be in accordance with the regulation that accompanies this policy JLCD-R.
Authorization for a student to possess and self-administer medication to treat the student's asthma, food or other severe allergies, anaphylaxis, diabetes or other related, life-threatening condition, or other condition for which the medication is prescribed, may be limited or revoked by the school principal after consultation with a District school nurse, the school health clerk and the student's parent/guardian if the student demonstrates an inability to responsibly possess and self- administer such medication.
Student's sharing, borrowing, distributing, selling or being under the influence of medication inconsistent with this policy shall be considered a violation of Board policy concerning drug and alcohol involvement by students and may subject the student to disciplinary consequences, including suspension and/or expulsion, in accordance with policy JICH.
Use of opiate antagonists in emergency situations
To the extent that funding and supplies are available, the District shall have a stock supply of opiate antagonists to assist a building occupant who is potentially experiencing an opiate-related overdose event. For purposes of this policy, an opiate antagonist means naloxone hydrochloride or any similarly acting drug that is not a controlled substance and that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of a drug overdose.
Administration and distribution of an opiate antagonist by a District employee to a student or any other person shall be in accordance with applicable state law.
Adopted: April 22, 1995
Revised: April 22, 2014
Revised: September 19, 2023
LEGAL REFS.: C.R.S. 12-38-132 (delegation of nursing tasks)
C.R.S. 12-38-132.3 (school nurses - over-the-counter medication)
C.R.S. 22-1-119 (no liability for adverse drug reactions/side effects)
C.R.S. 22-1-119.1 (board may adopt policy to acquire a stock supply of opiate antagonists)
C.R.S. 22-1-119.3 (3)(c), (d) (no student possession or self- administration of medical marijuana, but school districts must permit the student's primary caregiver to administer medical marijuana to the student on school grounds, on a school bus or at a school- sponsored event)
C.R.S. 22-1-119.5 (Colorado Schoolchildren's Asthma, Food Allergy, and Anaphylaxis Health Management Act)
C.R.S. 22-2-135 (Colorado School Children's Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act)
C.R.S. 24-10-101 et seq. (Colorado Governmental Immunity Act)
1 CCR 301-68 (State Board of Education rules regarding student possession and administration of asthma, allergy and anaphylaxis management medications or other prescription medications)
1 CCR 301-68 (State Board of Education rules regarding Administration of Colorado School Children's Asthma and Anaphylaxis Act and Colorado School Children's Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act)
6 CCR 1010-6, Rule 9-105 (regulations)
6 CCR 1010-6, Rule 6.13 (requirements for health services in schools)
C.R.S. 22-1-119.3(3)(a)(board must adopt and implement a policy including processes for the storage, possession, and administration of medical marijuana)
C.R.S. 18-1-712 (Immunity for a person who administers an opiate antagonist during an opiate-related drug overdose event)
CROSS REFS.: JICH, Drug and Alcohol Involvement by Students
JKD/JKE, Suspension/Expulsion of Students (and Other Disciplinary Interventions)
JLCDA*, Students with Food Allergies
JLCDB, Administration of Medical Marijuana to Qualified Students
JLCDB-E, Administration of Medical Marijuana to Qualified Students - Written Plan - Exhibit
JLCE, First Aid and Emergency Medical Care