Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 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

Current through July 10, 2024
(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.