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Please review the Medicine at Youth Programs section in the Parent/Guardian Handbook located in our Parent/Guardian Portal and complete the following mandatory fields:

• All medication should be transported to the camp by an adult and handed to another adult.
• Your child should not carry his or her medication during camp hours. The university camp staff will ensure immediate access to emergency medications.
• Only trained camp staff may be involved in medication administration.
• All medication must be brought to camp in the original labeled container prepared by the pharmacy, doctor, or pharmaceutical company (i.e., no envelopes, foil, or baggies).
• All prescription and non-prescription medication (including vitamins) given in camp settings require written authorization from your child's doctor, as well as parent written consent.
• Your child's doctor must include the following instructions with the medication:
  • Date of order
  • Name of child
  • Reason for medication
  • Name of medication to be administered
  • Dosage
  • Time of administration
  • Route of administration
  • Length of time the medication needs to be given
  • Possible side effects
  • Special requirements such as "take with food"
  • Whether or not medication may be self-administered
• Camp staff is not authorized to determine when an "as needed" medication is to be given. Specific instructions are necessary (e.g., every 4 hours, as needed for headache). For children with chronic health conditions, this can be determined in collaboration with the consulting nurse.

All parents/guardians must visit the Portal and read all information provided carefully including the Informed Consent and Handbook in their entirety. Click Here