Visit the FCPS Student Services Forms [1] page for all health forms. Please contact the OMS Health Room with questions regarding which forms your student may need at 240-236-5507.
For information on preparing medication/treatment orders from your health care provider for the new school year, please go to our Medications at School [2] page.
Please click here [3]to read the brochure.
Please click here [4]to read brochure.
Please click here [5] to read the brochure.
Please click here [6]to read further information.
In accordance with FCPS Regulation 400-23 and to keep our students safe, all medications (both prescription and over-the-counter) must be brought to the Health Room by the parent, guardian, or other responsible adult. This includes inhalers which are not to be with a student unless a completed Medication Authorization Form has been received by the Health Room staff and approved by the Registered Nurse. It is a violation of FCPS policy for a student to have unauthorized medication of any kind outside of the Health Room. If you have questions, please review Regulation 400-23 [7] or contact the Health Room.
The appropriate medication/treatment authorization form must be renewed at the beginning of each school year. Forms are available online at www.fcps.org/student-services/forms [1] or at your child's school.
Please be aware of the expiration date on the pharmacy label when bringing the medication to the health room with the new authorization form. School health staff will determine medication expiration by the date printed on the pharmacy label.
Note EpiPens, Diastat, Glucagon and inhalers have an expiration date printed on the container in addition to the pharmacy label. Therefore the container expiration date must be equal to or exceed the expiration date on the pharmacy label. Please make sure the expiration date on the individual medication container exceeds the expiration date on the label before leaving the pharmacy.
Submit all completed forms and medications to the OMS health room. School health staff will review these items for completeness and discuss any issues at this time. Please do not send your child to school with medications. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to safely deliver medication to the school health room. The parent/guardian must bring medications and forms directly to School Health Staff per FCPS regulation 400-23.
Please report any significant injuries, concussions, or surgeries your child may have had to the Health Room so we are aware of your child’s health status should your child present to the Health Room. If your child’s injury/surgery results in an activity restriction, please provide this in writing to the Health Room. A parent note is sufficient for a restriction less than 2 weeks. If your child’s restriction will be longer than 2 weeks, a licensed health care provider must provide documentation of the restriction. The Activity Restriction Form can be printed here [8] or provided by the Health Room to outline specific activities your child may/may not participate in.
If you have any questions, please contact the Health Room staff at 240-236-5507.
Please remember these are general guidelines. If you have any questions please contact the Health Room at 240-236-5507. Thank you for your assistance in keeping our school healthy and safe for everyone.
Links
[1] https://www.fcps.org/student-services/forms
[2] https://education.fcps.org/oms/medicationsatschool
[3] http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/pdf/TBI_factsheets_PARENTS-508-a.pdf
[4] https://education.fcps.org/oms/sites/oms/files/_Site.Documents/HealthRoom/fluguideforparents_brochure.pdf
[5] http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/pdf/wash-your-hands-fact-sheet.pdf
[6] http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/
[7] http://apps.fcps.org/legal/doc.php?number=400-23
[8] http://www.fcps.org/student-services/documents/ActivityRestrictionEng7-2011.pdf