Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 780 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSED CHILD DAY CENTERS
Part VII - Special care provisions and emergencies
Section 8VAC20-780-520 - Over-the-counter skin products
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 20-780-520
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
A. All nonprescription drugs and over-the-counter skin products shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Nonprescription drugs and over-the-counter skin products shall not be kept or used beyond the expiration date of the product.
B. If sunscreen is used, the following requirements shall be met:
1. Written parent authorization noting any
known adverse reactions shall be obtained;
2. Sunscreen shall be in the original
container and labeled with the child's name;
3. Sunscreen does not need to be kept locked
but shall be inaccessible to children under five years of age or those children
in a therapeutic child day program or special needs child day
program;
4. Any center-kept
sunscreen shall be hypo-allergenic and have a minimum SPF of 15;
5. Staff members without medication
administration training may apply sunscreen, unless it is prescription
sunscreen, in which case the storing and application of sunscreen must meet
medication-related requirements; and
6. Children nine years of age and older may
administer their own sunscreen if supervised.
C. If diaper ointment or cream is used, the following requirements shall be met:
1.
Written parent authorization noting any known adverse reactions shall be
obtained;
2. These products shall
be in the original container and labeled with the child's name;
3. These products do not need to be kept
locked but shall be inaccessible to children;
4. A record shall be kept that includes the
child's name, date of use, frequency of application and any adverse reactions;
and
5. Staff members without
medication administration training may apply diaper ointment, unless it is
prescription diaper ointment, in which case the storing and application of
diaper ointment must meet medication-related requirements.
D. If insect repellent is used, the following requirements shall be met:
1. Written parent
authorization noting any known adverse reactions shall be obtained;
2. Insect repellent shall be in the original
container and labeled with the child's name;
3. Insect repellent does not need to be kept
locked but shall be inaccessible to children;
4. A record shall be kept that includes the
child's name, date of use, frequency of application and any adverse
reactions;
5. Manufacturer's
instructions for age, duration and dosage shall be followed; and
6. Staff members without medication
administration training may apply insect repellent, unless it is prescription
insect repellent, in which case the storing and application of insect repellent
must meet medication-related requirements.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-289.046 of the Code of Virginia.
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