Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-106.12
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024
(1) A children's residential facility shall obtain, store, prepare, and serve food and water free from contamination.(2) A children's residential facility shall have written health policies that describe how the facility will care for a sick child residing there.(3) A children's residential facility shall have written policies and procedures related to disease control and the use of universal precautions for handling of any bodily excrement or discharge, including blood and breast milk. A children's residential facility shall take precautions to prevent the spread of infectious and communicable disease.(4) A children's residential facility shall seek immediate medical attention for a child when it is necessary to ensure that the child remains healthy. There shall be 24-hour emergency and routine medical and dental services available and provided when prescribed. Provision of these services shall be documented.(5) A children's residential facility shall have written policies and procedures to ensure that staff, volunteers, or others who perform duties under a subcontract with the children's residential facility demonstrate clean personal hygiene sufficient to prevent or minimize the transmission of illness or disease and are certified in the provision of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.(6) A children's residential facility shall be required to report any reportable disease to the department of public health.(7) A children's residential facility shall have written policies on physical examination reports or health status statements for all children in the facility's care.(8) A children's residential facility shall have written policies and procedures for the dispensing, storage, authorization, and recording of all prescription and nonprescription medications. (9) A children's residential facility shall ensure that a clearly labeled first-aid kit is available and easily accessible to staff, volunteers, or others who perform duties under a subcontract with the children's residential facility at all times when children are in the facility, in the outdoor play area, and on field trips. The first-aid kit shall be sufficient to address first aid related to minor injury or trauma and shall be stored in an area inaccessible to children.(10) A children's residential facility shall have written policies on reporting illness or injury to parents or guardians. These policies shall be shared with parents or guardians before a child is admitted to the children's residential facility. A significant change in health status or incidents resulting in a serious injury to or death of a child shall be reported immediately to the parent or guardian.(11) A children's residential facility shall have written policies on smoking and tobacco use that comply with Iowa state law.Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-106.12
Adopted by IAB March 29, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Number 20, effective 5/3/2017