Senate Bill 12
New legislation from the 89th Texas Legislative Session requires parents and guardians to provide annual consent for certain school based services.
Parents must give consent before schools can provide health services.
Routine Health-Related Services Provided at Your Child’s Campus
- First aid and injury evaluation
- Nursing Assessments
- Administration of medications upon written request and physicians orders.
- Monitoring of chronic health conditions (e.g., asthma, diabetes)
- Routine health screening- Vision, hearing, and scoliosis screenings
- Communicable disease or condition symptoms evaluation, exclusion, and readmission.
- Support during illness or physical symptoms at school
- Health counseling and education (nutrition, hygiene, disease prevention, general wellness)
- Coordination of health services
- Special procedures (upon written request and with physicians orders)
- Heat illness prevention and injury support for student athletes
Any additional health-related services that the campus may believe are necessary and appropriate will necessitate separate written consent and parental involvement, unless during an emergency or as allowed by law.
FAQs
- What are "routine" school-based health services addressed by SB12?
- What services may be performed for my child without health services consent?
- What school-related health services require additional parental consent beyond the SB12 form?
- Who provides these health services?
- If I deny consent to health services, what happens in an emergency?
- Will my child's health information be kept private?
What are "routine" school-based health services addressed by SB12?
What services may be performed for my child without health services consent?
What school-related health services require additional parental consent beyond the SB12 form?
Who provides these health services?
If I deny consent to health services, what happens in an emergency?
Will my child's health information be kept private?
How to obtain the consent forms
There are several ways to complete your child's consent forms:
Online Forms are available through
1. ParentSquare
Printable Form- Download, print, sign, and return to your child's campus nurse.
Annual Consent for Routine Health Services
Annual Consent for Routine Health Services (Spanish)
