Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

414-300-220
Illness or Injury

(1) Illness:

(a) A center shall not admit or retain in care, except with the written approval of the local health officer, a child who:

(A) Is diagnosed as having or being a carrier of a child care-restrictable disease, as defined in Health Division OAR 333-19-200; or

(B) Has one of the following symptoms, or combination of symptoms, of illness:

(i) Fever over 101.5°F;

(ii) Diarrhea (more than one abnormally loose stool per day);

(iii) Vomiting

(iv) Nausea;

(v) Severe cough;

(vi) Unusual yellow color to skin or eyes;

(vii) Skin or eye lesions or rashes that are severe, weeping, or pus-filled;

(viii) Stiff neck and headache with one or more of the symptoms listed above;

(ix) Difficult breathing or wheezing; or

(x) Complaints of severe pain.

(b) A child who shows signs of illness, as defined in this rule, shall be isolated and the parent(s) notified and asked to remove the child from the center as soon as possible;

(c) If a child has mild cold symptoms which do not impair his/her functioning, the child may remain in the center and the parent(s) notified when they pick up their child;

(d) A specific place for isolating a child who becomes ill shall be provided. The isolation area:

(A) Shall be located where the child can be seen and heard by staff; and

(B) Shall be equipped with a cot, mat, or bed for each sick child.

(e) An outbreak of communicable disease or food poisoning shall be reported to the parents of all children who attend the facility.

(a) The operator shall have written procedures for handling injuries that shall be made known to all staff, including:

(A) Procedure for taking a child to emergency medical care;

(B) Routine for treatment of minor injuries; and

(C) First aid measures for serious accidents.

(b) There shall be at least one person in the center at all times who has a current certificate in Basic Life Support for children, a current American Red Cross First Aid card, or an equivalent;

(c) First aid supplies and a chart or handbook of first aid instructions shall be maintained in one identified place away from food and food-contact surfaces and be available for staff use but kept out of reach of children:

(A) The first aid supplies shall include Band-Aids, adhesive tape, sterile gauze pads, soap or sealed antiseptic towelettes to be used as a wound cleaning agent, scissors, disposable plastic gloves for handling blood spills, chlorine bleach for sanitizing after a blood spill, a sanitary temperature taking device, and tweezers; and

(B) Separate first aid supplies and a copy of each child's medical release form shall be taken on all field trips away from the immediate neighborhood.

(d) Injuries or accidents shall be reported to the child's parent(s) on the day of occurrence.

(A) A written report of the injury or accident shall be maintained on file; and

(B) The report shall include the date, child's full name, nature of the injury, witnesses, action taken, and the signatures of reporting staff and parent(s).

(a) The operator shall identify a licensed physician, hospital, or clinic to be used for emergency medical care;

(b) In the event of an illness or injury which requires immediate medical care, the director, or the designated person in charge, is responsible for securing such care and notifying the parent(s).

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