Iowa Code r. 441-106.12 - Health
(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.
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