HEALTH OFFICE INFORMATION

School Nurse 513-388-3023

 

A current Student Medical Record Form (physical), an Oral Assessment and a complete Immunization Record are required for all NEW students to Immaculate Heart of Mary School. This includes students who were in the IHM Preschool and have registered for Kindergarten. Parents must present proof their child has had a complete physical during the current school calendar year (August 2023-August 2024). No form over one year old will be accepted. Children who do not meet the physical requirement will not be admitted to school unless they present proof of a confirmed physician’s appointment for the physical to be completed within 15 days of the first day of school. If the completed form is not returned within 7 days of the confirmed examination date, the student will be excluded from school.

 
All physical examination forms are due in the Health Office by August 1st

 

❑ STUDENT MEDICAL RECORD (Physical)
 
❑ IMMUNIZATION RECORD 
(Per Sections 3313.671 and 3701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code)-attach copy to Student Medical Record.

❑ ORAL ASSESSMENT 
Must be completed by the appropriate dental personnel and attached to the Student Medical Record.

❑ VISION/HEARING SCREENING
Vision/Hearing Screening set forth by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Guidelines (section 3313.69 of Ohio Revised Code) is conducted at Immaculate Heart of Mary School as part of the K/1st grade Readiness Assessment. The vision screening includes Observation, Monocular Distance Visual Acuity, Ocular Muscle Balance, Stereopsis and Color Deficit (males only) based on ODH rules. The hearing screening includes Observation and Pure-tone Conduction Audiometry. The ODH stresses that these screenings, while a valuable public health procedure, are not a substitute for a complete vision/hearing 
examination by a healthcare professional. Screening is not a diagnostic evaluation and will not detect all vision/hearing problems. Students new to the school should have the screening completed as part of the physical.

❑ EMERGENCY MEDICAL ACTION PLAN
Students with any type of medical condition which may require an emergency medical response must provide the school with an Emergency Medical Action Plan, which outlines the medical condition, medication and emergency response needed. All plans must be reviewed and signed by the student’s physician and school health aide. Examples of medical conditions which require an action plan are/but not limited to: food allergy, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis, anxiety attacks, heart/arrhythmia condition, celiac disease, etc. It is the parents’ responsibility to notify and provide the action plan to the appropriate transportation district and after-school functions. It is highly recommended the student wear medical alert jewelry.

❑ MEDICATION
Any prescribed medication or herb/supplement which may be needed during the school day requires a physician’s authorization. This includes daily medications and emergency medications. If you would like your student to have an over the counter medication such as cough drops or pain/fever reducers, a parents must fill out the OTC Medication form giving the school nurse permission to administer said medication. The authorization forms must be on file in the Health Office along with the medication/supplement in its’ original container. Students are not allowed to possess medication during the school day unless the medication is a rescue medication (epi-pen, inhaler). If the student carries his/her own rescue medication, the authorization form and emergency action plan are still required to be filed in the Health Office. Rescue medication must be accessible at all times and not kept in the 
student’s locker.