Minnesota Child Asthma Action Plan (MDH)

The Minnesota Department of Health's pediatric plan gives families green, yellow and red zone steps based on symptoms and peak flow (80-100%, 50-79% and below 50% of personal best). The provider's signature authorizes school or daycare staff to give the listed medicines, and the same page records whether the child may carry a quick-relief inhaler. Spanish and adult versions are available.

Who completes it

The child's physician, NP or PA fills in the zones and medicines and signs, authorizing administration and confirming whether the child can self-administer quick-relief medicine. The parent or guardian signs consent and circles whether the child may carry the inhaler at school.

Submitting and payment

How to submit it
Give the signed plan to the parent, who returns it to the school nurse or child care provider; MDH tells families to get a written plan for the school health office.

Good to know

  • Yellow zone steps add quick-relief medicine, repeated after 20 minutes if needed for up to 2 treatments, then an oral steroid and a call to the provider if not better within 1 hour.
  • If the child stays in the yellow zone more than 6 hours or gets worse, the plan sends families to the red zone steps and the emergency room or 911.
  • The parent's consent may supplement the school or daycare's own medicine consent, and self-carry still needs the school nurse's approval where applicable.
  • The 2018 plan records weight, height, baseline severity, best peak flow, triggers and a follow-up appointment; MDH also posts Consent to Share forms in English and Spanish.

Get the official form

Download the current version from the source each time; forms change without notice.

Asthma Action Plan (Child)

Plan De Accion Para Asma - para el niño

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Minnesota asthma action plan available in Spanish?

Yes. MDH posts the child plan in English and Spanish (Plan De Accion Para Asma, para el niño), and adult versions in both languages. For patients on a single combination inhaler for maintenance and relief, MDH also links a SMART therapy asthma action plan from the Allergy and Asthma Network.

Does the MDH asthma action plan authorize medicine at school?

Yes. The plan states that it provides authorization for administering the medicines it describes, and the MD, NP or PA signature covers that authorization. The parent's signed consent may supplement the school or daycare's consent form, allowing the child's medicine to be given at school or daycare.