Mills' Health Room
The Mills Health Room is open from 7:30AM to 3:30PM every school day, providing compassionate, high-quality care to all Mountain Lions. Should your child become ill or injured during the school day, we need to be able to reach you. Please add our Mills’ Health Room phone number, 512-841-2416, to your phone contacts.
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Health Forms and Information
These health forms will allow the Austin ISD Health Services team to provide care for your student while at school.
Only medications that are necessary for a student’s medical care will be administered at school. A physician's signature is required for all medications that will be given at school.
If your student requires medication at school, please complete the form: Austin ISD Request to Administer Medication at School.
Only a parent or guardian may drop off and pick up medication at the nurse’s office. Students are not allowed to carry medication with them in school or on the bus. Please do not keep medicines in backpacks.
Exceptions: Students with prescription asthma or anaphylaxis medication may possess and self-administer their medication following rule 38.015 of the Texas Education Code. This will require written permission from their doctor stating that the student may self-administer. It will be kept on file in the nurse’s office and is valid for the current school year only.
For students with respiratory issues requiring an inhaler, please complete the following form: Austin ISD Asthma Action Plan - English | Spanish
Austin ISD will follow an individualized health plan (IHP) for students with food allergies upon receipt of signed medical plans and parental consent forms. The IHP involves cooperation and communication between students, parents, student’s physician, school nurse, counselor, food services, and other Austin ISD personnel.
For students with anaphylaxis to food, insects, or other substances, please use one of these forms Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan - English | Spanish.
If you are looking more information about Austin ISD health services, please click here.
AISD Health Guidelines for School Attendance
Keeping a sick child home protects other children, school staff, and visiting community members from catching an illness that can be spread from person to person. A sick child who is unable to participate at school should be kept home to rest and recover until symptoms improve.
A student with any of the following symptoms should not attend school:
- Temperature of 100 degrees or higher
- Nausea, Vomiting, or Diarrhea
- Eye redness and/or drainage
- Undetermined rash and/or scaly patches over any part of the body or scalp
- Intense itching with signs and symptoms of secondary infection
- Open, draining lesions
A child with any of these symptoms must stay home until they are symptom-free for 24 hours and without the use of medication before returning to school.
When you take your child to a healthcare provider for an evaluation of illness or injury, please be sure to request a written letter stating when your child may return to school and any accommodations required upon return.
For COVID-19: please refer to the Austin ISD COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols for students who are experiencing symptoms, have tested positive, or have been in close contact with an individual who tested positive.
Duties on Campus
While on duty, our wonderful nurse will mostly be seeing students with injuries and illnesses throughout the day and administering daily medications to students. In addition to creating care plans and providing case management for students with ongoing health issues, our nurse will also be performing Spinal, Diabetes, and Vision and Hearing screens throughout the year.
To improve community health, our health room trends are reported to AISD and Ascension, and the number of Influenza and other reportable diseases are reported to the State Department of Health.