Requests for
Medication Agreement Forms
Medication Letters for Customs & Travel or Webster Packs
To make a request,
Submit our Request Form below
We then send you the appropriate South Australian DECDs Medication Agreement Form. The provided form has been modified to make it easier for you and your doctor to complete.
You complete all the Guardian/Parent sections to provide all the details regarding your child’s medications needing inclusion in the form or letter. Some fields have drop-down boxes, and others auto-populate to avoid tedious repetition.
You send the completed form back to your doctor via our admin email address.
Your doctor then, either in or outside an appointment,
checks and completes the medication details you have detailed in the DECDs Form to provide a Medication Agreement.
or
uses the medication details you have provided in the DECDS Form to complete your requested Customs/Travel Letter or Webster Pack Letter.
Your doctor may take several weeks to complete your Request or may require an appointment to complete the Request.
For each medication, when completing the Government Form, be sure to specify the required details
name; strength; form (e.g., liquid, capsules, tablets, topical such as cream, inhaler, injection etc.);
amount of medication for each dose (e.g., 1.5 tablets, 5 ml, 2 drops, etc.)
the time the medication dose should be given (this time will be include giving the medication up to 30 minutes before or after the nominated time);
How it is administered.
Will an appointment be needed?
An appointment will often be needed for a complex medication plan.
Several of the associated providers prefer to complete these Requests in an appointment.
Otherwise, providers may be happy to complete the form outside of an appointment but will charge a fee for this work.
Forms and letters may take several weeks when provided outside an appointment.
The fee : payment is necessary to proceed with the Request.
The Fees for Form or Letter Request Fees are detailed in your Provider’s Fee Schedule. The link to this Schedule can be emailed, but it is normally and routinely provided in each Booking Email. The Fee will be invoiced when you have submitted the request. We will send you the invoice with the appropriate modified DECDs Form.
Please phone to make the payment or email a copy of your bank’s remittance advice to show the payment. We will send a receipt.
If your doctor advises they need to complete the requested form or letter in an appointment, waives the fee or declines to complete the Request, the Request Fee will be changed to an Account Deposit for the next appointment.
Do I need my Specialist to complete the required form or letter?
Your GP can normally complete these Medication Forms and Letters. Check with them to see if they are happy to do so.
Parents can generally complete Medication Agreement Forms for as-needed or occasional pain relief such as Panadol or Nurofen, Melatonin, antiseizure meds, Fluoxetine, asthma medications, Clonidine and other non-Schedule 8 Medications.
Your Specialist or GP must complete the medical section of the Medication Agreement Forms for Schedule 8 controlled drugs such as Opioids, Stimulants, Oxygen, Insulin, and regular pain relief.