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Medical Consent: School Health Care for Your Child

In accordance with Texas Senate Bill 12, Hidalgo ISD is providing this annual notice of the campus-based health-related services available to students during the upcoming school year. As a parent or guardian, you have the right to consent (opt-in), or to withhold consent (opt-out) for all health‑related services provided at your child’s campus.

Campus-based Health Services

School health-related services are most often provided by the school nurse. However, additional school staff may also provide first-aid and care of ill or injured students. This would include any Hidalgo ISD employee assigned by the principal.
 
Health-related services in the school setting may include:

  • General First Aid as stated by the standing orders provided by the Hidalgo ISD medical director.
  • Nursing Assessment and/or care of symptoms of illness or injury while at school.
  • Vital Signs:
    • Temperature check
    • Assessing pulse
    • Measuring blood pressure
    • Listening to breathing, heart, or abdominal sounds
    • Examining pupil responsiveness
    • Body mass index
 

Medication Administration

Health-related services may include medication administration and/or special health procedures only if additional permissions are provided. Please see Health Services guidelines at Medicine at School in the student handbook.

  • Prescription and/or Over the Counter Medication may be administered by the school nurse or school staff only if the parent/guardian checks in the medication, in its original container or prescription bottle, FDA approved, age appropriate and completes a medication permission form. The clinic cannot exceed the dosage amount on the official packaging of the medication.
  • School health-related services may include other medical procedures or treatments for chronic health conditions that require a physician’s order that the parent/guardian has provided to the school nurse.

State Required Screenings

Other health-related services in the school setting include Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) routine screenings in certain grade levels. 

  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Spinal Screening
  • Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessments
 
Health Records

Health-related information will only be shared with the child’s parent/guardian.
 
Health information regarding a life-threatening health condition provided by the parent/guardian may be shared for the health and safety of the child with appropriate staff members or those who have a direct role in the child’s care during the school day.

 

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, communicable disease information required to be shared with the regional health department will be provided.

 

A full list of Texas Notifiable Conditions can be found at www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/IDCU/investigation/Reporting-forms/notifiable-conditions-2025-bw.pdf

Action Required

To comply with legislative requirements, a parent or guardian must complete the 2025-2026 Health Services Annual Parent/Guardian Consent in order to opt in or opt out of campus‑based health‑related services for your child.
 
Completing this form will ensure that we are providing only those services you have consented to. Hidalgo ISD remains committed to supporting your child’s health, safety, and well-being in partnership with you.
 
If you have questions about the health‑related services available at your child’s campus or wish to request additional information, please contact Jessica Galvan, RN at (956) 843-4225 or email [email protected]