DOE Policy
DOE Procedure
How to Handle Exceptions
Emergency/Rescue
Daily, Scheduled
100
The rules that govern when and by whom medication can be administered in public schools.
What are the Hawaii Revised Statutes? Specifically what is HRS 302A-853?
100
The length of time the PHN has to respond (by contacting the parent or discussing the form with the SHA) after receiving a SH36.
What are two working days?
100
Examples of types of medications that are not covered by the SH36.
What are analgesics, antibiotics, and over the counter medications.
100
The person(s) who decides to call 911 when EpiPen, Glucagon, or Asthma inhalers have been used at school.
Who is the School Health Aide or other DOE personnel?
100
The 2 types of situations which require when pills are counted, and that count documented, in the Health Room.
What are -when they are received in the Health Room -weekly
200
The person at the school whose job it is to review with the parent/guardian all the instructions on the back of the SH36 before giving it to them.
Who is the School Health Aide?
200
The first general thing to check for on the SH36, when it is received from the parent guardian.
What are that all the blank or lined areas have been filled in correctly, and completely?
200
The person the School Health Aide is able to direct a parent/guardian to, if the parent/guardian is insisting that a particular medication that is not allowed on the SH36, be given at school by school personnel.
Who is the school administrator? Usually the principal or vice-principal.
200
The person who decides whether or not a student is transported from the school to a medical facility.
Who are the Emergency Medical Service personnel?
200
The 5 rights of medication administration to ensure the safety of the person receiving it.
What are right -Name -Medication -Dosage -Frequency or time of administration -Route of administration
300
The 3 person's who must sign and date, or initial and date the SH36.
Who are the parent/guardian, the child's physician and the school administrator?
300
The 3 items that must be included by the physician in the medication square of the form for all inhalers and scheduled medications. These have to do with 3 of the five rights of medication administration.
What are the name of the medication, it's dose, and it's frequency?
300
Kathryn Matayoshi, Superintendent of Hawaii public schools, sent a policy "Guidelines to Allow for School-Level Exceptions to the Storage and Administration of PRN (Pro Re Nata/"As Needed") Medication", to all Complex Area Superintendents, Principals, Vice Principals, School Administrative Services Assistants, District Educational Specialists, Charter School Administrative Office Executive Director, Public Charter School Directors, and School Health Aides, in this school year.
When was 2011-2012?
300
Before the School Health Aide administers an emergency inhaler in the Health Room, she will call this person to determine when the child last used the inhaler at home. This is an example of which one of the 5 rights.
What is call the parent/guardian? What is the right time to administer the medication? The School Health Aide will also remind the parent that they must come to pick the child up if the inhaler is used.
300
Person to notify if the medication was not given to the child, and form you document this conversation, or any conversation with a parent on.
Who is the parent, and what is the back of the Medication Record?
400
According to the DOH, for all medication requests this document should be completed and sent to the school by the PHN. It should accompany the SH36 when the SHA sends it to the school administrator for their review, initial and date.
What is the PHN consultation report?
400
The 3 things that must be completed prior to the SHA accepting medication into the Health Room.
What are making sure the medication label on the package matches the prescription on the SH36, the PHN consult has been received by the school, and the administrator has initialed and dated the SH36?
400
The policy Guidelines to Allow for School-Level Exceptions to the Storage and Administration of PRN (Pro Re Nata/"As Needed" Medication" includes 4 attachments. Two of those attachments, the "Release and Waiver of Liability" and the "Certification", must be signed by these 3 people prior to being accepted and signed by the principal of the school the child attends, and the Complex Area Superintendent.
Who are the parents/guardians, the physician and the parents lawyer?
400
The length of time a SH36 form is valid for.
What is the current school year?
400
Time range that is considered okay when administering medication at school.
What is 30 minutes before or after the time as written by the doctor on the SH36
500
The DOE policy for "A Request To Store and Administer Emergency Rescue Medications or, Daily, Routine, Scheduled Medications" at school can be found on the back of this form.
What is the back of the SH36?
500
In addition to a matching prescription on the medication container and the SH36, the medication container must state this.
What is "For School Use"?
500
1) To prevent other children from taking a medication not meant for them? 2) The importance of the parent communicating with the school when a child has a need for medication being given at school? Caregivers need to be aware of medical problems a child is having that require treatment.
What are 2 important reasons why there are policies about who can carry medication, and what type at school?
500
When checking an EpiPen into the Health Room the most important date on the prescription label.
What is the expiration date?
500
Form that must be received by the School Health Aide if a medication order is changed, including changes in type as well as dosage.
What is a new SH36 with a doctor's order that describes the change?
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