Over-the-Counter Medication In Schools (H 5323, S 264)

While current regulations require school authorization for students to bring over-the-counter medication to school, we argue that students shouldn’t need permission from a school nurse to bring Tums or Midol on campus. These bills would have addressed this issue.

H 5323 would have allowed high school students to bring over-the-counter medications for self-administration on school property. Current regulations require school authorization; we argued that students shouldn’t need permission from a school nurse to bring Tums or Midol to school. We testified in favor of a similar Senate bill, S 264 which would have allowed use of medication to treat menstrual cramps and vaginal yeast infections by students without parental authorization. Both of these important bills died in committee.