EMERGENCY MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION | Policy Manual

5341 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION

Annually, before the first day of October, the Governing Board shall distribute to parents or guardians of all students the Emergency Medical Authorization Form. Thereafter, the Governing Board shall, within thirty (30) days after the entry of any student for the first time into a public school in this State, provide the child’s parent with a copy of the Emergency Medical Authorization Form.

When the Form is returned to the ESC, the ESC shall keep the Form on file, and shall send the Form to any school to which the student is transferred. Upon request of the student’s parent, the ESC may permit the parent to make changes in a previously filed Form, or to file a new Form.

In the event emergency medical treatment for a student is necessary, the ESC shall adhere to the instructions on the authorization form. If a parent refuses to grant consent for emergency medical treatment, the parent shall indicate in the proper place on the Form the procedure the parent wishes school authorities to follow in the event of a medical emergency involving his/her child.

Even if a parent grants consent for emergency medical treatment, when a student becomes ill or is injured and requires emergency medical treatment while under school authority, or while engaged in an extra-curricular activity authorized by the appropriate school authorities, the building administrator(s) shall make reasonable attempts to contact the parent before treatment is given. The school representative shall present the student’s Emergency Medical Authorization Form or a copy thereof to the hospital or practitioner rendering treatment.

The Emergency Medical Authorization Form shall be kept in a separate, easily accessible file in each school building during the school year.

Any time a student or a group of students is taken out of the ESC to participate in a school event, the staff in charge of the event shall take the Emergency Medical Authorization Forms for those students. This includes, and is not limited to, students involved in music trips, athletic trips, field trips, and academic contests. This does not include student spectators at events.

Staff members shall abide by any “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) order that may exist for a student, unless ordered otherwise by a court of law. Staff members may always call 911 to seek medical assistance regardless of whether the DNR order exists or not. If a DNR order exists, staff members should produce the DNR order to the emergency responder.