West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-027 - Medication Administration (2422.8)
Section 126-27-9 - Medication Storage, Inventory, Access and Disposal

9.1. Each school shall designate space in the building to store student medication, at the correct temperature, in a secure, locked, clean cabinet or refrigerator, as required. Schools shall maintain epinephrine auto-injectors in a secure, unlocked, location, which is only accessible to school nurses, health care providers and authorized nonmedical personnel and not by students.

9.2. All medication shall be entered on a medication inventory and routinely monitored for expiration and disposal.

9.3. Access to medications shall be under the authority of the administrator of the school in conjunction with the school nurse assigned to that school.

9.4. An appropriate supply of long-term and emergency prescribed medication may be maintained at the school in amounts not to exceed school dosages within each calendar month.

9.5. School personnel shall dispose of unused or expired medicine unclaimed by the parent/guardian no later than 30 days after the parent/guardian medication authorization expires or on the last day of school whichever comes first.

9.6. Medication disposal shall be done in a manner in which no other individual has access to any unused portion. Two individuals will witness the disposal of the medication and the procedure must be documented on the appropriate form related to the specific student.