Medications and Medical Records

The FACTS Magnus Health Portal provides a central hub for any necessary student medical records and permission forms. As part of this portal, parents can access a Prescription Medication Authorization form to be signed and completed by the parent or legal guardian, authorizing a school nurse to dispense a student’s prescription medication as well as administer commonly used OTC medications such as Tylenol, Advil, and Tums.

Students are not permitted to have any medications (prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, or supplements) in their possession while on the school campus or on school field trips. The possession of another student’s prescription medications will be viewed as a violation of the school’s tobacco, drug, and alcohol policies and will be treated as such.

Along with the completed Prescription Medication Authorization form, parents must provide the medication in a prescription bottle with the student’s name, medication, prescribing physician, exact dosage, date the prescription was filled, and expiration date. Medications will not be given from an envelope or plastic bag. It is the student’s responsibility to come to the clinic for the prescribed medication at the appropriate, determined time. All medications will be kept in a locked medicine area in the clinic. MPCS does not assume the responsibility for the effects any medication may produce.

It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to keep the child’s clinic records current on the FACTS Magnus health portal. It is important that parents understand that neither medical nor accident insurance is provided by MPCS, and the responsibility for providing such coverage rests with them as parent/guardian. Parents must agree to release and hold harmless MPCS, its employees, and agents, both jointly and severally, from and against any and all claims, damages, causes of action, or injuries that arise from medicating, providing first aid, or seeking emergency medical care for their child while at school or at school-sponsored programs or sporting events, regardless of location.