(4) The provider shall give parents a written report of every incident, accident, or injury involving their child on the day of occurrence. The caregivers involved, the center director, and the person picking the child up shall sign the report on the day of occurrence.
Rationale / Explanation
The purpose of this rule is to ensure that parents are informed of every incident involving their child. This is important to protect both the provider and the child. Without an injury report, parents may not know to watch their child for possible harm that may turn out to be more serious than was immediately apparent. For example, a child may seem okay after a fall, but may actually have a concussion. Incident reports can also allow providers to recognize Injury patterns and possible abuse to a child. CFOC, pgs. 369-370 Standard 8.062 Enforcement
The following are examples of incidents for which a incident, accident, or injury report must be completed:
*any injury that requires medical treatment (a copy must also be submitted to licensing).
*two children fighting such that one needs medical treatment (incident reports should be completed for both children).
*any bites that break the skin, or one child being bitten frequently or biting frequently.
*any abuse or inappropriate touching that happens in the child care, even when the perpetrator is a child.
*forgetting to pick up a child from school.
*a child escaping or leaving the premises without a provider.
If the person picking up a child refuses to sign or take the incident report, the center will not be found out of compliance with this rule, provided they can demonstrate that they have an effective process in place to get same-day signatures on reports, and have made a good faith effort to follow that process.
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