parents/guardians will receive a letter from their program location identifying the restrictions in place.
Health Medication No medications can be administered without the proper authorizations from parents/guardians and/or physician. While many PRCS staff have Medication Administration Training, some medications require additional training for staff to administer. Examples of medications where our staff would need additional training would be insulin, rectal medications, or Auvi-Q. There may be a wait period for any participant enrollments that require staff to have a specialty certification to administer the medication. When filling out your participant’s information form, any answers that indicate a participant needs or may need medications while in the program will require a medication authorization form: PRCS Short-Term Medication Authorization form, PRCS Long-Term Medication Authorization Form, or a No Medications Provided to PRCS disclosure form stating you will not be providing the participant’s medications to PRCS. When medications or medication authorizations expire, parents/guardians will be notified and asked to provide a new medication or authorization. Parents/guardians must renew the medication or pick up the expired medication within 14 days of expiration. Medications that are not picked up by the parents/guardians within 14 days will be disposed of by the program. Short-term Medications Short-term medication forms can be used for both prescription and OTC medications. This authorization is valid for 10 business days and does not require a physician’s authorization. These can be used while obtaining a long-term medication authorization from a physician if the medication will be on-site for more than 10 days. A separate form must be used for each medication. Dosage instructions and times to be given for administering the medication must match the dosage instructions on the medication label. Medications must be given to staff in the original packaging, with a direction label or prescription label, and must not be expired. Please allow time at initial drop-off for review of medication and documentation. Long-term Medications For any medications requested to be on-site for more than 10 business days, a long-term medication form is required. Each form must be completely filled out and signed by a parent/guardian and a physician. A separate form must be filled out for each medication. All sections must be completed per instructions on the form. For any participant diagnosed with allergies, a PRCS Diagnosed Allergy & Anaphylaxis Form must also be completed and signed by a
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