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Student-Athlete Health Information

Important Information for Student-Athletes

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Note: These steps must be completed in addition to completing Final Forms registration.

All student-athletes with chronic or potentially life-threatening health conditions who are participating in sports must have a health plan on file with the health services to manage health conditions prior to the first day of practice or their participation may be delayed. Contact your school health room for more information.

  • Health room staff are not present after school hours. 
  • Medications stored in the health room for use during school hours are not accessible to staff outside of school hours.

For student-athletes with asthma and/or severe allergies:

  • Student-athletes prescribed an epinephrine auto injector and/or an inhaler must have a medication-at-school order for the medication that specifies if the student-athlete is authorized by their healthcare provider to self-carry their medication. 
  • If authorized, student-athletes must have the medication present and immediately accessible at every practice and game. 
  • Parents/Guardians of students not authorized to self-carry their medication must provide an unexpired epinephrine auto injector and/or inhaler to the coach or athletic trainer at every practice and/or game.

Student-athletes with diabetes:

  • Health room staff are not present on campus outside of school hours; they do not remain on campus for after school practices, games or events. 
  • Student-athletes with diabetes must have an adult trained and authorized to administer emergency medications for low blood sugar emergencies. 
  • Only a licensed healthcare provider or a Parent Designated Adult (PDA) may administer intramuscular glucagon. 
  • A PDA agreement must be on file with the school and the designee must be trained to care for persons with diabetes. 
  • Additionally, students with diabetes must have their diabetic supplies available and immediately accessible while at practices and/or games. This should include fast-acting sources of glucose. 
  • Contact your District RN to review your student's emergency plan.

Student-athletes with seizure disorder:

  • Student-athletes prescribed an emergency seizure medication must have a medication-at-school order for the medication and must provide an unexpired dose of the medication to the coach or athletic trainer at every practice and/or game. 
  • Only a licensed healthcare provider or a Parent Designated Adult (PDA) may administer intramuscular or rectal seizure medications. 
  • Medications stored in the health room for use during school hours are not accessible to staff outside of school hours. 
  • Treatment of seizures is highly individualized. Contact your District RN to review your student's emergency plan.