Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) A school-age
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 (see OAR 414-310-0490 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 school-age 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 program leader;
(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 school-age center must keep written
reports of injuries on file in one location and for at least two
years.
(4) A school-age 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 spills of blood and other bodily fluids;
(o) Flexible rolled gauze; and
(p) A chart or handbook of first aid
instructions.
(5) A
school-age center must ensure that the first aid supplies are readily available
to staff and kept inaccessible to children.
(6) A school-age 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.257
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
329A.257
