📝 Create a New Individual Health Plan (Connect)

Creating an Individual Health Plan (IHP) for a student involves several steps to address the student’s specific health needs.

Create New Individual Health Plan (Details Tab)

Here, you will learn how to create an Individual Health Plan. 

1. Start in the left navigation menu and choose Create New IHP. 
2. You will see various subpages (tabs) across the top of the page. You will default to the Details Tab.
3. Click the magnifying glass in the Student field, then click the checkbox to the left for the chosen student.
4. Select the Case Manager field similarly.
5. Click the magnifying glass in the Educators field, select one or more checkboxes to the left of the educators who should have access to the plan, and click Accept.

6. In the Health Concerns section, click the magnifying glass in the Health Concern field, select one or more checkboxes to the left, and click Accept.
7. Fill in the Diagnosis field.

8. Next is the Important Dates section, which will be pre-populated but can be modified. 
   • School Year: This defaults to the current year.
   • Start Date: This defaults to today’s date.
   • Annual Review Date: One year from the start date. 

9. In the Additional Student Information section, fill in additional information about the student (Transportation, Primary Physician Name, Specialist(s) Names, Bus Number,  Primary Physician Phone,  Specialist(s) Phone, Non-Medication Allergies,  Medication Allergies, Current Medications, Preferred Hospital, and Rescue and Maintenance).

10. Select Yes or No from the Student has 504 Plan dropdown menu.
11. When finished, click Save.

Health Background Tab 

1. Continue creating by clicking the Health Background tab at the top of the page.
   • Alternatively, start by going to View My Health Plans in the left navigation, then click the magnifying glass in the View column.
2. You will see four areas to fill in additional information about the student's health history: Triggers, Special Precautions, and any P.E. or Athletic Restrictions.
3. When finished, click Save. 

Emergency Contacts Tab

1. Continue creating by clicking the Emergency Contacts tab at the top of the page.
   • Alternatively, go to View My Health Plans in the left navigation, then click the magnifying glass in the View column.
2. You will see an Emergency Contacts data table.

3. Click the Add Contact button.
   • Fill in the Contact Name, Phone Number, and Relationship.
   • Click Save.
4. Use the Add Contact button to add additional contacts, then repeat the process.

5. Click the Row Actions and Options gear to edit or delete an existing contact. 
   • A confirmation window will appear when deleting. Click Yes to remove the contact.

Health Concerns Tab: General

1. Continue creating by clicking the Health Concerns tab at the top of the page and choosing General from the dropdown menu.
   • Alternatively, go to View My Health Plans in the left navigation, then click the magnifying glass in the View column.

2. In the General section, fill in any Classroom Modifications and Additional Classroom Considerations.

   Below is a data table of Individual Health Plan General Symptoms.  Click the Add Symptom button in the top right. Fill in the Individual Health Plan General Symptom and General Symptom Immediate Response.  Select the severity (mild, moderate, severe) from the General Symptom Severity Selection dropdown menu. Click Save. Click the Row Actions and Options gear to the far right to edit or delete.

3. Fill in the Additional Student Instructions field if necessary.
4. Click Save.

Health Concerns Tab: Asthma

1. Continue creating by clicking the Health Concerns tab at the top of the page, then selecting Asthma from the dropdown menu.
   • Alternatively, go to View My Health Plans in the left navigation, then click the magnifying glass in the View column.
2. Review the Moderate and Severe Symptoms and Moderate and Severe Immediate Responses, describing how a student is affected and how to respond to the student. 

3. Fill in the Moderate or Severe Symptoms and Moderate or Severe Symptoms fields as needed.
4. Next, in the Asthma Triggers section, you will see a data table of asthma triggers.

5. In the Home Controller Medications section, fill in the Asthma Medications field.

6. In the Emergency Response section, fill in the Medication Name and Dose fields.

7. Provide a quick reference for students’ treatment in the Yellow Zone section. For each line, click the blank area and use the up and down arrows to enter the correct number.

8. Provide a quick reference for students’ treatment in the Red Zone section. For each line, click the blank area and use the up and down arrows to enter the correct number.

9. Next in the Exercise Pretreatment section, enter the number in the Give Puffs field.
   • Select as needed or consistently from the of quick relieve inhaler dropdown menu.
   • Fill in numerically the minutes prior to exercies/PE/sports field.
   • For each line, click the blank area and use the up and down arrows to enter the correct number.

10. Lastly, fill in the Additional Student Instructions and Classroom Modifications fields if necessary.

11. Click Save.

Health Concerns Tab: Allergy

1. Continue creating by clicking the Health Concerns tab at the top of the page and choosing Allergy from the dropdown menu.
   • Alternatively, go to View My Health Plans in the left navigation, then click the magnifying glass in the View column.
2. You will see a data table for Specific Allergy.

3. In the Allergy History section, select Yes or No from the Has Anaphylaxis or Severe Reaction, Skin Testing Indicate Allergies, and Has Asthma dropdown menus.
   • Select the Date of Last Reaction from the calendar.

4. Next, you will see the Allergy Symptoms data table. 

5. The District Bus Considerations section explains how the student manages their allergies on a bus or when using district transportation.

6. In the Classroom Food section, select Yes or No from the Has Classroom Food Restrictions dropdown menu.

   • Click the Add Record dropdown menu to select the records to add.

     Click the magnifying glass in the Food Restriction Selection field and click the checkbox to the left. Fill in the Food Restriction Description field if necessary. Click the Trash icon to the far right to delete the record.

7. In the Cafeteria section, select Yes or No from the Has Cafeteria Restrictions dropdown menu.
   1. Fill in the Cafeteria Restrictions field.

8. Fill in the Additional Classroom Considerations, Additional Student Instructions, and Classroom Modifications fields.

9. Click Save.

Health Concerns Tab: Cardiac 

1. Continue creating by clicking the Health Concerns tab at the top of the page and choosing Cardiac from the dropdown menu.
   • Alternatively, go to View My Health Plans in the left navigation, then click the magnifying glass in the View column.

2. Review the Moderate or Severe Symptoms and Immediate Responses. 
3. Fill in the Moderate or Severe Symptoms - Additional Student Information fields as necessary.
4. Next, fill in any Additional Student Instructions and Classroom Modifications that may be helpful when helping a student through a cardiac episode.

5. Click Save.

Health Concerns Tab - Diabetic 

1. Continue creating by clicking the Health Concerns tab at the top of the page, then selecting Diabetic from the dropdown menu.
   • Alternatively, go to View My Health Plans in the left navigation, then click the magnifying glass in the View column.

2. First, in the Medication Regimen section, select Yes or No from the Has Insulin Pen and Has Insulin Pump dropdown menus.
   • Fill in the Emergency Trained Staff Members field. 
3. Under the Health Concerns section, fill in the Low Symptoms and Supplies/Equipment fields.

4. Next are the Mild, Moderate, and Severe Symptoms sections.

   Click the magnifying glass in the Mild or Moderate,  Symptoms field, click one or more checkboxes to the left, and click Accept. Review the Severe Symptoms. Fill in the Mild, Moderate, or Severe Additional Information fields. Review the Mild, Moderate, or Severe Treatment instructions for dealing with this situation. If Mild: Select Yes or No from the Treated by: Self or Staff treats dropdown menus. Fill in the Mild, Moderate, or Severe Treatment Additional Information field as needed.

5. Next, fill in any Additional Student Instructions and Classroom Modifications that may be helpful when helping a student through a cardiac episode.

6. Click Save.

Health Concerns Tab: Seizure 

1. Continue creating by clicking the Health Concerns tab at the top of the page and choosing Seizure from the dropdown menu.
   • Alternatively, go to View My Health Plans in the left navigation, then click the magnifying glass in the View column.
2. First is the Seizure Information section, select Yes or No from the Has Vagus Nerve Stimulator dropdown menu.

3. In the Grand Mal (Tonic-Clonic)Seizure, Petit Mal Seizure, and Psychomotor Seizure sections, review the Signs of a Seizure.
4. Fill in any Grand Mal Seizure, Petit Mal Seizure, Psychomotor Seizure Additional Information.
5. Review the Grand Mal (Tonic-Clonic)Seizure, Petit Mal Seizure, and Psychomotor Seizure Observed Seizure Immediate Responses.
6. Fill in any Grand Mal (Tonic-Clonic)Seizure, Petit Mal Seizure, and Psychomotor Seizure Observed Seizure Immediate Response Additional Information.

7. In the Seizure is an Emergency when section, review the Convulsive (Tonic-Clonic) seizure lasts longer than 5 min. and Emergency Seizure Immediate Response.
   • Fill in the Seizure Emergency Additional Information and Observed Seizure Immediate Response Additional Information field.

8. Next, fill in any Additional Student Instructions and Classroom Modifications that may be helpful when helping a student through a cardiac episode.

9. Click Save.

Student Data Tab

1. Continue creating by clicking the Student Data tab at the top of the page and choosing one of the following from the dropdown menu. All are read-only reports from the Student Dashboard.
   • Additional Services
   • Attendance History
   • Languages
2. Alternatively, go to View My Health Plans in the left navigation, then click the magnifying glass in the View column.

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