HEALTH FORMS
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DENTAL FORMS
The dental card is required for ALL grades. Only one form needs to be completed by your child's dentist and turned into the nurse per school year. This is based on the recommendations by the state of Kansas.
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HEALTH ASSESSMENT FORMS
The health assessment form is mandatory for all incoming students if something has changed from the previous school year. Contact the nurse if you are unsure if your child needs a new health form.
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PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FORMS
The prescription medication form is required for any student that will need a prescription medication to be given at school. This also includes prescription medication that a student is able to self-carry, i.e. inhalers or epi-pens. A new self-administration of medication form must be turned in every school year.
INCOMING 7TH GRADE VACCINATION REQUIREMENT
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All incoming 7th grade students must submit an updated immunization record before the first day of school. The immunization record must include the student’s name, immunizations received with the full date they were received and the signature and/or letterhead of the medical provider or official immunization record. Immunizations that are required for 7th-grade school entry are defined by K.A.R. 28-1-20 as follows:
- A single dose of Tdap required at grades 7-12 if no previous history of Tdap vaccination regardless of interval since the last Td vaccine
- Meningococcal (Serogroup A,C,W,Y): Two doses required. Doses should be given at entry to 7th grade (11-12 years) and 11th grade (16-18 years). For children 16-18 years, only one dose is required. (Effective August 2, 2019)
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- Hepatitis A (Hep A): Two doses required. Doses should be given at 12 months with a minimum interval of 6 months between the 1st and 2nd dose. (Effective 2022-23 school year)
Kansas law requires all students entering school for the first time in Kansas to be completely immunized for communicable diseases. Kansas law provides the following alternatives to immunization:- an annual written statement (Form B) signed by a licensed physician indicating the physical condition of the child to be such that the tests or inoculations would seriously endanger the life or health of the child; or
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- a written statement signed by one parent or guardian indicating that the child is an adherent to a religious denomination whose religious teachings are opposed to such tests or inoculations.
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Immunization records can be submitted with attention Brandy Glass via mail (12501 W. 175th St., Overland Park, KS 66221), scan ([email protected]) or fax (913-624-2348).
