The CDC list is a little out of date. Texas has permitted this for a while now.
HB 1688 (77th Texas Legislature) covers the right of the student to possess and self-administer prescription asthma medicine. A student may possess and self-administer asthma medicine on school
property or at a school-related event if the student has written permission from the student's parent and the student's physician or licensed health care provider. HB 1688 defines parent to include a person standing in parental relation. A natural or adoptive parent, legal guardian, foster parent, surrogate parent under IDEA, a person having control of a child under a court order, or other person the district recognizes to make decisions for the student would qualify as a parent under HB 1688. A student 18 years of age may give permission for himself to use an asthma inhaler. The student's physician statement must be kept on file in the school nurse's office of the campus the student attends. If there is no school nurse, the statement must be kept in the office of the principal of the campus the
student attends. HB 1688 creates an exception to the mandatory discipline provisions in Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code
related to possession and usage of a controlled substance. Students may not be removed or expelled from school for possession and self- administering prescription asthma medications as long as the procedures set out in HB 1688 are followed. Attached is a list of guidelines required by HB 1688 for students, parents and schools to follow.
If you would like a copy of HB 1688, you may obtain a copy on-line at the following address:BellaOnline ALERT: Raw URLs are not allowed in these forums for security reasons. Please use UBB code. If you don't know how to do UBB code just post here for help - we will help out!
