Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch.225
Section 199.8951 - Use of epinephrine auto-injectors in child-care centers and family child-care homes - Administrative regulations(1) A child-care center licensed under KRS 199.896 and a family child-care home certified under KRS 199.8982 may comply with KRS 311.646 and obtain a prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors. These epinephrine auto-injectors shall be stored in a secure, accessible, readily available location not accessible to children, for quick administration.(2) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations governing epinephrine auto-injectors in licensed child-care centers and certified family child-care homes, including: (a) Any center- or home-specific requirements that the cabinet deems necessary for the safe and proper storage, administration, and disposal of epinephrine auto-injectors;(b) A written plan of action in case of an emergency necessitating the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector in a center or home; and(c) A written notice that is provided to a child's parents, custodians, or guardians stating that the center or home has epinephrine auto-injectors at the center or home and that the center or home will notify a child's parents, custodians, or guardians when a epinephrine auto-injector is used on their child.Added by 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 122,§ 1, eff. 7/14/2016.