Health Services

Health Services

The Health Office is available to students from 8:00 AM until 2:36 PM each school day. During class hours, students must have a pass from their teacher, including passing period and lunch.

Our school nurse, Kendra Ramirez, RCSN, has been a nurse at CPMA for the past 4 years with experience in many different nursing fields for 11 years.

If students require any medication, including asthma inhalers, during school hours, they must have a “Physician’s Recommendation for Medication form” and/or “Asthma Action Plan” on file. All oral medications must be kept in the health office. The school nurse will review the physician orders with the student and parent, and then determine if the student may self-carry a rescue inhaler or Epi-Pen.

In order for the school nurse to administer Advil, Motrin, or Tylenol to the student, a current completed “Health Information Exchange Consent” form must be on file. Please note, your student will not be administered any medications if a “Health Information Exchange Consent Form” is not completed or a parent does not give consent on the “Health Information Exchange Consent Form”.

Health Information Exchange Consent Form:

https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=30971826

Health Information Exchange Consent Form (Spanish):

https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx? itemId=30971828

All requests to excuse a student from PE are to be taken to the Health Office.

A parent may excuse his or her child for up to three consecutive days, at which point a physician’s note is required. At no time should a student EVER call home when sick in lieu of going to the nurse. Students who call parents when ill create problems for nursing who is charged with the medical care of all.

Student Immunizations (Shots) Requirements

California Health Laws require that all students under age 18 years, pre-kindergarten through grade 12, be immunized against certain diseases unless they are exempt for medical reasons. At the time of registration, the school is required to have proof that your child has received all currently due immunizations.

The district participates in the San Diego Regional Immunization Registry (SDIR), a countywide computer system that keeps track of immunizations (shots). See the Immunizations box for specific requirements. Check with your pediatrician, family physician, or medical clinic to make sure your child is fully immunized. Your child will be excluded from attending school if these requirements are not met.

Information on obtaining a permanent medical exemption for your child is available from [email protected]

7th Grade Varicella and Tdap:

As of July 1, 2019, California Health Laws require that students entering the 7th grade must have two doses of Varicella and a Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) booster, given after age 7, prior to entering the 7th grade. This school immunization law affects all students in public and private schools. Parents must show their child's Immunization Record as proof of immunization. Students of all grade levels (TK-12) transferring to a new school need to meet all age-appropriate immunization requirements.

Immunization Requirements (English):

https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=28638783

Immunization Requirements (Spanish):

https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=28638781

For more questions, please contact our school nurse at (858) 800-5550 and select the option from the phone menu for the “school nurse” or email Kendra Ramirez at [email protected]

Links to Commonly Used Forms:

HIPPA Forms

Authorization for Release of Information (English): https:// www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx? itemId=30985591

Authorization for Release of Information (Spanish): https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx? itemId=30985593

Medications Information and Forms: https://www.sandiegounified.org/cms/One.aspx? portalId=27732478&pageId=28606076

Health Information Exchange Consent Form (English):

https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=30971826

Health Information Exchange Consent Form (Spanish):

https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx? itemId=30971828

Immunization Information: https://www.sandiegounified.org/departments/ nursing_and_wellness_program/immunization_requirements

Immunization Requirements (English): https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx? itemId=28638783

Immunization Requirements (Spanish): https://www.sandiegounified.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx? itemId=28638781