Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children
STANDARDS OF OPERATION
Facilities That Provide Care for Ill Children
Section 432A.580 - Written standards for operation of facility
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 432A.580
Current through September 16, 2024
1. The licensee of a facility that provides care for ill children shall develop and carry into effect written standards for the operation of the facility.
2. The standards must include:
(a) An admission policy;
(b) Procedures for the control of
infection;
(c) Methods for the
daily care of children;
(d)
Procedures for recording information about a child;
(e) Plans for the training of
staff;
(f) Procedures for the care
and referral of a child with worsening symptoms;
(g) Procedures for communication by staff to
parents and health care providers;
(h) Procedures for feeding and bathing a
child;
(i) Procedures for a daily
examination of each child in accordance with NAC 432A.595;
(j) Procedures for providing emergency health
care, including community resources and referrals;
(k) Procedures for the use and administration
of medication in accordance with NAC 432A.585;
(l) Procedures for cleaning the
facility;
(m) Procedures for
administering first aid;
(n)
Procedures for storage of sanitizing materials;
(o) A requirement that each room in which an
ill child resides must have a sink for washing hands that is equipped with soap
and paper towels; and
(p) A
requirement that separate areas must be provided for changing the diapers of
children who are ill and children who are well.
Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 3-11-92; A by R112-06, 4-23-2009
NRS 432A.077
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