Sec.17a-147-21. Health and medical treatment. Administration of first aid. Prescription medication. Administration of medicine or treatment. Written records. Storage of drugs, medicines and instruments. Sick room. Telephone

(a) The extended day treatment program shall provide for the health and medical treatment needs of children while attending the program by having a written plan which specifies the arrangements for routine and emergency medical care. The program shall arrange for medical emergency treatment during its hours of operation.

(b) There shall be written policies and procedures, reviewed by a physician at least annually, for the administration of first aid care of children with minor illnesses; injuries or special conditions; and for the administration or use by children of patent medicines.

(c) The program shall only permit prescription medication to be administered to a child upon the written order of the child's physician and written approval of the parent or guardian.

(d) The program shall permit only staff who have been fully instructed in the proper administration, expected and side effects, and contraindications to continued administration of a prescribed medicine or treatment to administer that medicine or treatment pursuant to Section 20-14i of the Connecticut General Statutes. The program shall have a written policy specifying the criteria used for designating staff to administer medication and a written plan for training staff. The program shall maintain a current, written roster of staff designated to administer medication. There shall be periodic reviews and updating of staff's knowledge about medication and other treatments and their administration.

(e) A written record shall be kept of the administration of all prescription and non-prescription medicine to a child, identifying the medicine and dosage, time of administration and the person who administered the medicine.

(f) All drugs, medicines and medical instruments shall be kept in labeled containers out of reach of children in a locked cabinet accessible only to designated staff members. A child may keep and administer prescribed medicines himself only with the written approval of his physician and parent or guardian and the agreement of designated staff that this practice would not be a risk for other children in the program.

(g) The program shall ensure that children, in the event of sickness have an area which is comfortable, safe and allows appropriate privacy until the child can be taken home by his parent or guardian. Any child showing suspicious signs of illness shall be isolated from other children as much and as soon as possible and the parent or guardian called immediately.

(h) Working telephones shall be on-site. All telephones shall have posted emergency medical and poison information numbers, especially in areas where medications are kept and in the gym and cafeteria.

(i) Appropriate first aid supplies shall be available in the extended day treatment program, out of the reach of children.

(Effective August 1, 1994)