ADD/ADHD

Student Health can prescribe refills for students who are on ADD/ADHD medications, provided they agree to and follow the stipulations set out in our Stimulant Medication Policy.

Written documentation must be provided which includes a copy of a formal evaluation or formal diagnosis of ADD/ADHD from a mental health medical provider (e.g. psychologist, psychiatrist, physician assistant or nurse practitioner working in a mental health setting). Student Health Service (SHS) providers do not accept clinical notes alone from a primary care physician, family physician, or pediatrician as an acceptable form of diagnostic documentation.

In addition, for SHS providers to prescribe stimulant medication, the student must also provide documentation showing recent treatment for ADD/ADHD. If the student has not had treatment within the past five years, they will be required to be formally reevaluated for ADD/ADHD by a mental health provider and present documentation prior to stimulant medication being restarted by SHS. These records must be received by Student Health prior to a student making an appointment for a medication refill. An evaluation confirming the students’ diagnosis must be provided to SHS and be current within the previous 5 years.

Once a student’s records have been received and an initial appointment for an ADD/ADHD medication refill evaluation is made, the student will be asked to sign the SHS Agreement for Stimulant Medications. This document outlines the responsibilities of the student receiving the medication prescription.

Stimulant medications are Class II narcotics and as such, they are tightly regulated by state and federal law. There will be NO REPLACEMENT for lost, stolen, or damaged prescriptions or medications.

Random drug testing will be done for students who receive ADD/ADHD prescriptions from SHS providers. The drug testing is done at the patient’s expense, and may be requested to evaluate compliance to the medication regiment.

Student Health does not test for ADD/ADHD.

Click to view the Sample Agreement for Stimulant Medications that students must acknowledge and agree to before receiving ADD/ADHD prescriptions or refills at ECU SHS.