Clinic
Wellness Evaluations
We will be conducting Vision, Hearing, height and weight evaluations on grade levels Pre-KG, KG, 1st, 3rd, 5th grades and also new students throughout the year. If we feel there is a need for further evaluation, you will receive written notification and if it is normal there will not be notification.
Sick Policy
The Board of Education requires that students be present every day. Occasionally though a student may need to be absent from school due to illness, etc.
If your child has been ill and running a fever, or vomiting, and or have diarrhea, we ask that they be fever free, not vomiting and no diarrhea without medication for 24 hours before they return to school. If they are being treated for an infection, they must take the antibiotic for at least 24 hours before returning to school. **After 3 days, a doctor note will need to be provided, and each day your child is out you should call the attendance clerk. **
Allergy and Anaphylaxis Action Plan
The state requires that every child in school that has an Epi-pen or a severe allergy have an Action Plan in place. The Allergy and Anaphylaxis Action Plan is completed by the child's doctor. Every returning child prescribed an Epi-pen should have one completed and turned in the clinic. If your child has and epi-pen and did not receive a form to complete by the doctor please contact me.
Medication
In accordance to state law and district policy, children are not allowed to take any medication, prescription or non-prescription without a doctor's order. If your child does need to take medication in school, we will need a doctor's order, the parent’s permission to medicate, and the medication in the original container labeled by the pharmacy. A medication order from a doctor is effective only for one current school year; therefore, a new order is necessary for each new school year. Students found to have prescription or non-prescription medicine in their possession will have the medicine taken from them and their parents will be contacted this includes cough drops. Please contact me if you need more information or if you need a new form for your student.
GPISD Health Services –Nurse mission:
“Our mission is to support maximum learning potential by addressing minor and major health needs through assessment, treatment, education, and prevention.” Please visit our website for more information at gpisd.org.
Telehealth
Telehealth Parent Letter - English (PDF)Opens a New Window.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
We are pleased to offer the Children's Health School-Based Telehealth Program at your child's school and hope you have found it a convenient option for care for you and your family. As you may know, we use secure, advanced video conferencing technology to provide the telehealth care at your child's school. As the fastest-growing Telehealth program in the country, we have already treated more than 6,000 children in just three years and have a 91% satisfaction rate with parents.
The benefits of Telehealth are numerous:
- Your child remains in school for the entire Telehealth visit
- As parents, you do not have to take time off work for Telehealth visits.
- Telehealth is quick and convenient so your child can focus on learning and feeling better
- An After-visit Summary can be provided to you and your child's primary care pediatrician to continue treatment as necessary
Telehealth Overview
In 2014, Children's Health launched this program an was able to fund it under a limited amount of state dollars To continue providing this innovative program, at the start of the 2017-2018 school year, or thereafter, we will begin billing commercial insurance and Medicaid for Telehealth visits.
If you have commercial insurance or Medicaid, Children's Health will collect and verify coverage information. If you do not have commercial insurance or Medicaid, or if your insurance provider does not cover Telehealth visits, we encourage you to continue to use Telehealth, and we will send you an invoice of no more than $50 after the visit. For all payers, there are discounts available when you pay at a time of visit Children's Health remains committed to serving families in the communities where they live, work, play and go to school, and to providing the highest possible quality of care to families throughout North Texas.
Thank you for your continued partnership.
If you have any questions regarding this change, please call (844)-4TELEMED, Option l
"I was scrambling to find someone to pick up my daughter and take her to the doctor until I remembered we had signed up for this. My daughter missed a minimal amount of class and I was able to pick up meds on my lunch break and bring them to her." - Participating Telehealth Parent
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Telehealth?
- Where do I get the enrollment forms?
- Do I need to re-enroll my child each year?
- Do you share the information with my child's primary care pediatrician?
- Is there a cost?
- How does it work?
- What if the school nurse's office cannot get a hold of me to authorize an appointment?
- Telehealth services used to be offered at no charge. Why will Children's Health begin billing for Telehealth?