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Parent Consent for Medical Services
Parent Consent for Medical Services
Passed by the 89th Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 12 requires parents to provide written notice of consent for school staff - including nurses and athletic trainers - to provide any form of health services to a student.
Each campus at Connally ISD has a trained nurse to provide health services to students who may need them. The district also employs substitute nurses to provide assistance if a campus nurse if absent. Campus nurses often provide routine health services including:
- Providing immediate care for symptoms of illnesses and non-life-threatening injuries
- First aid
- Injury evaluation and treatment
- Administration of the over-the-counter and prescription medications (Connally ISD Medication Permission Forms must be on file)
- Administration of stock Epinephrine and Narcan as needed in life-threatening emergencies
- Monitoring, treatment, and education of documented chronic health conditions
- Collaborating with guardians, medical providers, students, and campus staff to provide comprehensive care and communicate health information effectively
- Vision, hearing, and scoliosis screenings
- Lice screening and education
Beginning on September 1, 2025, students must have a written consent form on file in order to receive any of the above health-related services on campus. A parent has the right to withhold consent or decline any individually needed health-related service. Parents will be notified by the campus nurse if any health services are provided.
The consent form does not replace an individualized health plan, 504 plan, or other legally required document.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Medical Consent Process
Parents must give consent before schools can provide routine physical health services, such as:
- First aid for minor injuries
- Vision and hearing screenings
- Other routine school-based health services
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Examples of routine health services that may be provided with your consent acknowledged on the School Health-Related Services Parental Consent Form:
Physical health services:
- First aid and injury evaluation
- Nursing assessments and/or care of symptoms of illness or injury while at school
- Routine health screenings- vision, hearing, spinal screening, and Texas Risk Assessment for Type 2 Diabetes in Children
- Monitoring of chronic health conditions (e.g., diabetes, seizures, asthma)
- Communicable disease or condition symptom evaluation, exclusion and readmission
- Administration of medications (upon written parent request and with a physician’s order)
- Health counseling and education (nutrition, hygiene, disease prevention, general wellness)
- Coordination of health services
- Special procedures (upon written parent request and with a physician’s order)
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Parental consent is not required for these services:
- Medical emergencies or those required by law
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- Administration of medications
- Scheduled nursing procedures
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These services are provided by licensed school nurses, teachers, athletic trainers, administrators, clinic aides or other staff employed by CISD who are charged with supervising children.
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In a serious emergency, staff will still act to protect your child’s safety and will contact you immediately.
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Yes. All health records are protected under state and federal privacy laws.