Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) A certified
child care center must have and follow written procedures for handling injuries
that are made known to all staff, including:
(a) Procedure for requesting or taking a
child to emergency medical care;
(b) First aid measures for serious
accidents;
(c) Routine care for
treatment of minor injuries;
(d)
Standard precautions to handle potential exposure to blood and other
potentially infectious fluids (also see OAR 414-305-0850(4), Maintenance and
Sanitation);
(e) Notification of
parents:
(A) Any injury that may need
evaluation by a physician or impact to a child's head must be reported to the
child's parent(s) immediately and documented.
(B) Any injury requiring first aid or
requiring observation must be reported to the child's parent(s) on the day of
occurrence.
(f) Ensuring
supervision of other children in the group.
(2) A certified child care center must
complete a report of any serious injury or incident, and include:
(a) The child's full name and age;
(b) The date of occurrence, time, type,
circumstances, witnesses, and location at the center or off-site;
(c) Time and date of notification of
parents;
(d) The signatures of the
reporting staff and director;
(e)
Action taken to prevent reoccurrence; and
(f) The signature of the parent indicating
that they reviewed it or received a copy of the report within 48 hours of when
the incident occurred. An email or text with confirmation of receipt will count
as a parent signature.
(3) A certified child care center must keep
written reports of injuries on file in one location and for at least 2
years.
(4) A certified child care
center must maintain, at a minimum, the following first aid supplies at the
center, in any vehicle used to transport children in care, and for group
activities away from the center:
(a)
Non-medicated adhesive bandages (assorted sizes);
(b) Adhesive tape;
(c) Sterile gauze pads (various
sizes);
(d) A sling, or a large
triangular bandage;
(e) Bottled
water (for cleaning wounds or eyes);
(f) Liquid handwashing soap or handwashing
gel;
(g) Sealed antiseptic
towelettes or solution to be used as a wound cleaning agent;
(h) Scissors;
(i) Tweezers;
(j) Disposable latex-free, powder-free
gloves;
(k) Plastic bags (for
disposing of blood and other body fluids);
(l) Mercury-free and glass-free
thermometer;
(m) Cold
pack;
(n) Chlorine bleach or other
disinfectant for cleaning of blood and other bodily fluids;
(o) Flexible rolled gauze; and
(p) A chart or handbook of first aid
instructions.
(5) A
certified child care center must ensure that the first aid supplies are readily
available to staff and kept inaccessible to children.
(6) A certified child care center must
maintain the first aid supplies in a clean and sanitary manner and replace them
as needed, including expired items.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
329A.260
