Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section R9-3-310 - Accident and Emergency ProceduresA. A certificate holder shall ensure that a child care group home has a first-aid kit on the premises that contains at least the following items, in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children at the child care group home: 1. Sterile bandages including: a. Adhesive bandages of assorted sizes,b. Sterile gauze pads, and2. Antiseptic solution or sealed antiseptic wipes,3. Single-use non-porous gloves,4. Reclosable plastic bags of at least one-gallon size,6. Adhesive or self-adhering tape.B. A certificate holder shall ensure that the first aid kit required in subsection (A) is accessible to staff members but inaccessible to enrolled children.C. If, while receiving child care services at a child care group home, an enrolled child has an accident, injury, or emergency that, based on an evaluation by a staff member, does not require medical treatment by a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner, the certificate holder shall ensure that first aid treatment as needed is provided to the enrolled child by an individual with current training in first aid.D. If, while receiving child care services at a child care group home, an enrolled child has an accident, injury, or emergency that, based on an evaluation by a staff member, requires medical treatment by a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner, a certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member:1. Within 30 minutes after the accident, injury, or emergency, notifies the individual designated by the parent on the enrolled child's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card to be contacted in case of the enrolled child's injury or illness;2. Documents: a. A description of the accident, injury, or emergency, including the date, time, and location of the accident, injury, or emergency;b. The method used to notify the designated individual; andc. The time the designated individual was notified; and3. Maintains documentation required in subsection (D)(2) on the premises for 12 months after the date of the child's disenrollment.E. A certificate holder shall notify the Department orally or in writing within 24 hours after an enrolled child's death at the child care group home during hours of operation. Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-3-310
New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1214, effective September 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Former R9-3-310 renumbered to R9-3-305; new R9-3-310 renumbered from R9-3-314 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 17 A.A.R. 1530, effective September 30, 2011 (Supp. 11-3).