Routine Health Services Consent

Starting Sept. 1, 2025, and in compliance with Senate Bill 12, in order for your child to be attended to by nurses, athletic trainers, and school counselors for routine health services like physical and mental health, parents must complete a Routine Health Services Consent Form for each child.

Complete the Consent Form Here

If you need help with Portal credentials to complete the form, help is available at ISRegistration@friscoisd.org.


Senate Bill 12

The Governor of Texas signed Senate Bill 12 into law on June 20, 2025. As part of SB 12, Texas public school districts are now required to seek consent from parents prior to providing any routine physical and health services to students. The law becomes effective September 1, 2025.

Under SB 12, public schools must receive parental consent before providing even simple or routine physical and health services to students. For example, before a nurse or counselor can do something as simple as putting a bandage on a skinned knee or helping a child calm their breathing when emotionally upset, the district must have parental consent on file first.


Routine Health Services That May Be Provided With Consent

Physical Health Services (by school nurses or athletic trainers)

  • First aid and injury evaluation

  • Administration of over-the-counter or prescription medications per school policy

  • Monitoring of chronic health conditions (e.g., asthma, diabetes)

  • Vision, Hearing, Acanthosis Nigricans, and Scoliosis screenings

  • Support during illness or physical symptoms at school

  • Heat illness prevention and injury support for student athletes

Mental Health Services (by school counselors or mental health staff)

  • Short-term individual counseling or check-ins

  • Comprehensive student-success needs assessment (academic related behavior needs like study skills and school involvement, not for mental health diagnostic purposes)

  • Social-emotional skill-building or group counseling

  • Support during emotional distress or crisis, including assessment following a reported concern of student self-harm or harm to others

  • Behavioral observations and problem-solving

  • Referral to external providers, if needed (with additional consent)

The consent does not include formal medical or psychological diagnosis, prescription medication administration without proper authorization or ongoing therapy or treatment requiring parental notification under law. These activities would require separate written consent and parental involvement, unless in emergency or legally exempt circumstances.


Routine Health Services Consent Form

SB 12 allows for school districts to request parental consent for routine health services, like first aid or crisis response, on a once-annual basis at enrollment and/or at the beginning of the school year. This will allow Frisco ISD to continue taking care of students’ routine health needs.

Complete the Routine Health Services Consent Form by September 1, 2025.


If this form is not completed by September 1, 2025, school staff will be unable to provide your child with routine physical or mental health services, such as basic first aid, over-the-counter medications, or wellness checks, unless the care is required to provide life-saving care to a child in an emergency.

If any health services are needed beyond the routine services included on the Routine Health Services Consent Form, campus staff will contact the parent to discuss their child’s additional needs and seek further consent for non-routine health services recommended.

New students to the district can now complete the form via the registration process.


Reviewing Parent Consent Status

Viewing Consent Status - Parents can view their consent status for Physical Health Services and Mental Health Services in the Home Access Center. Access the HAC Help page.


Update Consent - To update your response, visit The Portal. Select the Tile 'Annual Health Consent Form' and then resubmit the form with new responses.


Questions

For any questions regarding routine services for Physical Health, please contact your student’s home campus nurse.

For any questions regarding routine services for Mental Health, please contact your student’s school counselor. 

If you need help with Portal credentials to complete the form, help is available at ISRegistration@friscoisd.org.