{"content":[{"text":"Broadford Secondary College \n ADMINISTRATION OF \n MEDICATION \n Policy and Procedure","bbox":{"left":0.386296,"top":0.064171,"width":0.43333999999999995,"height":0.12399199999999999}},{"text":"Broadford Secondary College actively promotes the safety and wellbeing of all \n students. All staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the \n school environment in accordance with their legal obligations including Child Safe \n Standards.","bbox":{"left":0.095182,"top":0.225893,"width":0.809212,"height":0.06887099999999996}},{"text":"Date Implemented November 2020 \n Author Ann Brown, Natalie Tonkin \n Approved By Tania Pearson \n Approval Authority Principal 22 /10/2020 \n (signature & date) \n Date Reviewed October 2020 \n Responsible for Review First Aid Officers \n Review Date September 2021 \n References DEECD \n PURPOSE \n To explain to parents/carers, students and staff the processes Broadford Secondary College will \n follow to safely manage the provision of medication to students while at school or school activities, \n including camps and excursions. \n SCOPE \n This policy applies to the administration of medication to all students. It does not apply to: \n  the provision of medication for anaphylaxis which is provided for in our school’s Anaphylaxis \n Policy \n  the provision of medication for asthma which is provided for in our school’s Asthma Policy \n  the provision of medication for asthma which is provided for in our school’s Diabetes Policy \n  specialised procedures which may be required for complex medical care needs. \n POLICY \n If a student requires medication, Broadford Secondary College encourages parents to arrange for the \n medication to be taken outside of school hours. However, Broadford Secondary College understands \n that students may need to take medication at school or school activities. To support students to do so \n safely, Broadford Secondary College will follow the procedures set out in this policy. \n Authority to administer \n If a student needs to take medication while at school or at a school activity: \n  Parents/carers will need to arrange for the student’s treating medical/health practitioner to \n provide written advice to the school which details: \n o the name of the medication required \n o the dosage amount \n o the time the medication is to be taken \n o how the medication is to be taken \n o the dates the medication is required, or whether it is an ongoing medication \n o how the medication should be stored.","bbox":{"left":0.095182,"top":0.308454,"width":0.8094950000000001,"height":0.623819}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.134382,"top":0.062773,"width":0.089448,"height":0.092348}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.134382,"top":0.062773,"width":0.089448,"height":0.092348}]}