Asthma, allergy, seizure and diabetes care plans for school

National templates and state versions of the care plans a student's clinician signs for the school nurse, from the DMMP to anaphylaxis and seizure plans.

School care plans are the clinician's orders for school staff: insulin dosing, epinephrine, inhalers and rescue seizure medication. Most offices use national templates, led by the American Diabetes Association's Diabetes Medical Management Plan (DMMP), the AAP Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan, the FARE Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan, the American Lung Association's asthma plan for home and school, and the Epilepsy Foundation's seizure action plans. This page lists 19 forms, including state versions from Colorado, Minnesota and New York.

The parent usually carries the plan between the office and the school nurse. On the DMMP, the parent sends page 1 to the provider, who completes sections 3 to 10 and signs before school starts, and the plan is renewed each year. Colorado's allergy plan is effective only for the school year it is approved. Asthma plans from the ALA, Colorado and Minnesota record whether the student may self-carry an inhaler. 11 forms have a Spanish version. Vero Documents fills PDF forms from the visit note and the chart.

Federal

NIH Publication No. 20-HL-5251

Asthma Action Plan

Green/yellow/red-zone written asthma plan listing daily controller and quick-relief medicines and when to seek emergency care, aligned with the 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines.

Completed by
Patient's physician or other health care provider
Issued by
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH)
Format
Fillable PDF
Language
English

National templates

Plan de manejo médico de la diabetes

School diabetes orders: supervision level, glucose monitoring/CGM, insulin delivery and dosing, low/high glucose management, glucagon, disaster and field-trip plans.

Completed by
Student's diabetes provider (physician, PA or APRN); parent completes demographics
Issued by
American Diabetes Association (Safe at School)
Format
Fillable PDF
Language
English and Spanish

Colorado

Individual medical seizure action plan used by Colorado schools under HB21-1133 (K-12 seizure training and individual action plans) and 1 CCR 301-112.

Completed by
Student's physician, NP or PA (with parent)
Issued by
Children's Hospital Colorado (linked by the Colorado Department of Education)
Format
PDF
Language
English

Minnesota

Plan De Accion Para Asma - para el niño

Pediatric green/yellow/red asthma action plan that also authorizes school/daycare administration of the listed medicines and records whether the child may self-carry a quick-relief inhaler.

Completed by
Student's physician, NP or PA (with parent)
Issued by
Minnesota Department of Health, Asthma Program
Format
PDF
Language
English and Spanish

New York

Publication 4850

Asthma Action Plan

NYSDOH asthma action plan (green/yellow/red zones) for patients and families, used with the NYS Guide for Asthma Management in Schools.

Completed by
Patient's health care provider
Issued by
New York State Department of Health, Asthma Control Program
Format
PDF
Language
English and Spanish

More US forms

How this list is checked

A form is listed only after its name and number were confirmed on the issuing agency’s or insurer’s own website, or in the form itself. Each entry links to that source. The list was last checked in October 2026. Forms and their requirements change without notice, so check the official page for the current version before you complete one.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the provider complete on the Diabetes Medical Management Plan?

On the ADA Safe at School DMMP, red sections belong to the parent and black sections 3 to 10 to the student's diabetes provider (physician, PA or APRN). The provider sets the supervision level, glucose monitoring and CGM use, insulin delivery and dosing, low and high glucose management, glucagon, and disaster and field-trip plans, then signs. The fillable PDF comes in English and Spanish and is renewed each school year.

What is the difference between the AAP and FARE anaphylaxis plans?

Both are fillable two-page plans signed by the physician or other health care provider, and both come in Spanish. The AAP Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan is pediatric, with a weight-based epinephrine dose and step-by-step treatment for school and child care. The FARE plan lists allergens, symptoms, epinephrine and antihistamine orders and emergency contacts, and its 2025 revision adds intranasal epinephrine dose options.

Which asthma action plan lets a student self-carry an inhaler?

The American Lung Association's My Asthma Action Plan for Home and School includes parent consent for school medicine administration and a self-carry attestation, with lines for the parent, provider and school nurse. Colorado's Asthma Care Plan doubles as the provider's medication order with self-carry authorization, and Minnesota's child plan records the self-carry choice. The NHLBI Asthma Action Plan has no signature line.

Is there a standard seizure action plan for schools?

The Epilepsy Foundation's school Seizure Action Plan is widely referenced by state Seizure Safe Schools laws. It covers the seizure description, school first aid, rescue medication orders and emergency response, and the treating provider signs it. The Child Neurology Foundation hosts a 2021 revision with physician and parent signatures. Colorado schools use the Children's Hospital Colorado plan under HB21-1133.