School: Emergency Treatment Authorization

[Shelsi]

Ds is going to be starting preschool in the next week or so. Part of the paperwork is an authorization for them to give emergency treatment. Of course I am ok with that. However I'm wondering if there's some sort of caveat I can add to it so they do NOT try to give a vax? I know vaxes aren't an emergency but on the sheet it specifically asks for the date of the last tetanus shot.

The main part of the authorization says:

I (name of parent) hereby authorize any physician or member of the Dept of Emergency Medicine....and/or any member of the Medical Staffs to render medical treatment, which in his/her judgment may be deemed necessary in the care of (name of child).

Then it asks for names of parents, doctors, emergency contact, and last tetanus shot.

Do I need to worry about this? Can I add something to it?

[EviesMom]

If the school is accepting of the vax exemption, I would be really shocked that they would try to give vaxes without authorization. If you want to write "religiously exempt" where it says date of last tetanus shot, it's really so they have something quick to take with them should they have to send the child to the hospital. That unto itself is really really rare.

[Theoretica]

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[Gitti]

If you are going to sign it, it must be written so that you agree to it. Otherwise don't sign it.

So, change, add, improve on anything they wrote and when you are satisfied with it, and only then, sign it.

[Shelsi]

Originally Posted by Gitti

If you are going to sign it, it must be written so that you agree to it. Otherwise don't sign it.

So, change, add, improve on anything they wrote and when you are satisfied with it, and only then, sign it.

I just want to add something to the effect that no vaccinations are to be given without me or dh's consent. How do I word that?

[AFWife]

Originally Posted by Shelsi

I just want to add something to the effect that no vaccinations are to be given without me or dh's consent. How do I word that?

Honestly, I think what you just posted would be sufficient. "No vaccinations are to be given without the explicit, verbal consent of NAME or NAME" maybe? That way they have to call and get you to verbally sign off on it?

[EviesMom]

I don't know what the restrictions are in your state, but it could cause trouble later if you can't exempt only some vaxes and your letter is interpreted as "we might consent to some if we feel like it." Really, put "no vaccinations to be given, due to religious exemption [or philosophical exemption]."

[bobandjess99]

I personally changed teh wordking from "to render medical treatment, which in his/her judgment may be deemed necessary in the care of (name of child)." and worded it as something like "to give immediate lifesaving treatment and pain management ONLY. No other treatment, medication or injection is to be given without express consent of parents"