Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 428 - Youth Camp Licensing Regulations › Section 19a-428-1 - Definitions as used in Section 19a-428-1 to 19a-428-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies

Current through July 10, 2024
(1) "Administration
			 of medication" means the direct application of a medication by inhalation,
			 ingestion or any other means to the body of a person;
(2) "Advanced practice registered nurse"
			 means an individual licensed under chapter 378 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(3) "Authorized
			 prescriber" means a physician, a dentist, an advanced practice registered
			 nurse, a physician assistant, a podiatrist, or an optometrist;
(4) "Challenge course" means a designated
			 area that is used for educational, team and confidence-building or recreational
			 purposes, which area may include, but need not be limited to, logs, tires,
			 platforms, beams, bridges, poles, ropes, ladders, nets, climbing walls,
			 climbing towers, traverses, cables, swings, natural sites, or zip
			 lines;
(5) "Commissioner" means the
			 Commissioner of Early Childhood or the commissioner's designee;
(6) "Dentist" means an individual licensed to
			 practice dental medicine in this or another state;
(7) "Licensee" means a person, as defined in
			 section 19a-420 of the Connecticut General Statutes, who is licensed pursuant
			 to section 19a-421 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(8) "Medication" means any legend drug or
			 nonlegend drug, as those terms are defined in section 20-571 of the Connecticut
			 General Statutes, including any controlled substance, as defined in section
			 21a-240 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(9) "Medication error" means the failure to
			 administer (A) medication to a child, (B) medication within one hour of the
			 time designated by the authorized prescriber, (C) the specific medication
			 prescribed for a child, (D) medication by the correct route, (E) medication
			 according to generally accepted medical practices, or (F) the correct dosage of
			 medication;
(10) "Office" means the
			 Office of Early Childhood;
(11)
			 "Optometrist" means an individual licensed to practice optometry under chapter
			 380 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(12) "Parent(s)" means the person(s)
			 responsible for the child and may include the legally designated guardian(s) of
			 such child;
(13) "Pharmacist" means
			 an individual licensed to practice pharmacy under the provisions of section
			 20-590, 20-591, 20-592 or 20-593 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(14) "Physician" means an individual licensed
			 to practice medicine in this or another state;
(15) "Physician assistant" means an
			 individual licensed under section 20-12b of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(16) "Podiatrist" means
			 an individual licensed under chapter 375 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(17) "Registered nurse"
			 means an individual licensed under chapter 378 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(18) "Self-administer
			 medications" means that the child (A) is able to identify and select the
			 appropriate medication by size, color, amount, or other label identification,
			 (B) knows the frequency and time of day for which the medication is ordered,
			 and (C) is able to administer the medication appropriately;
(19) "Significant medication error" means a
			 medication error that is potentially serious or has serious consequences for a
			 child, including, but not limited to, the administration of medication (A) by
			 the wrong route, (B) to a child with a known allergy to the medication, (C)
			 given in a lethal or toxic dosage, or (D) causing serious medical problems
			 resulting from such medication error; and
(20) "Staff" or "staff member" means those
			 persons, including volunteers, responsible for the direct care of campers, but
			 does not include persons contracted exclusively to provide a general service(s)
			 to the youth camp such as facility maintenance, transportation, food service or
			 cleaning services.