Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
11.1.
Emergency Information -- An informal or relative family child care home shall
ensure that written emergency information is available near the telephone or
other communications device within easy access of the caregiver, children, and
substitutes that contains telephone numbers for the following:
11.1.a. Police and fire
departments;
11.1.b. The child
abuse and neglect hotline;
11.1.e.
Ambulance service;
11.1.d. A poison
control center or the universal poison control center telephone number
1-800-222-1222;
11.1.e. Each
parent's work and home;
11.1.f. A
health care provider for each child; and
11.1.g. An emergency substitute, if
applicable.
11.2. Prior
to each child's placement in the home, the provider shall obtain emergency
contact information for each child, which includes emergency contacts, family
information, and permission to seek medical treatment. The provider shall:
11.2.a. Maintain the emergency information in
the provider's records;
11.2.b.
Update emergency information records when information changes; and
11.2.c. Ensure that emergency consent forms
are notarized.
11.3.
Evacuation Plan -- An informal or relative family child care home shall develop
and post a written plan for an emergency evacuation in the event of fire,
natural disaster, or other threatening situations that may pose a health or
safety hazard to the children in the informal or relative family child care
home. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:
11.3.a. A designated relocation site and
evacuation site;
11.3.b. Procedures
for notifying parents of the relocations and ensuring family
reunification;
11.3.c. Procedures
to address the needs of individual children including children with special
needs; and
11.3.d. Coordination
with local emergency management officials.
11.3.e. The informal or relative family child
care home shall:
11.3.e.1. Update the
evacuation plan by December 31 of each year and provide a copy to the child
care regulatory specialist. If the provider fails to update the plan, the child
care regulatory specialist shall take no action against the provider's
certificate of registration until notice is provided and the provider is given
30 days after the receipt of notice to provide an updated plan.
11.3.e.2. Retain an updated copy of the plan
for evacuation and shall provide notice of the plan and notification that a
copy of the plan will be provided upon request to any parent, custodian, or
guardian or each child at the time of the child's enrollment in the child care
service and when the plan is updated.
11.3.f. The fire evacuation plan shall
include a drawing of the primary and secondary exits from all areas of the
house and meeting places for the children once they have exited the
home.
11.3.g. An informal or
relative family child care home shall conduct monthly fire evacuation drills
and maintain a written record of when they are conducted.
11.3.h. An informal or relative family child
care home shall develop, implement, and maintain a written procedure to
practice moving to a safe location within the home at least two times a year
and record the dates and times when the practice sessions are conducted;
and
11.3.j. An informal or relative
family child care home shall develop, implement, and maintain a written
procedure for practicing relocation with the operator and volunteers two times
per year and record the dates and times when the practice sessions are
conducted.
11.4. First
Aid Supplies -- An informal or relative family child care home shall keep the
following first aid supplies available in a portable container and ensure they
are out of the children's reach:
11.4.a. A
digital thermometer;
11.4.b.
Disposable gloves;
11.4.c.
Blunt-tipped scissors;
11.4.d.
Tweezers;
11.4.e. Bandage
tape;
11.4.f. Sterile
gauze;
11.4.g. Non-medicated
adhesive strips;
11.4.h. Sealed
packages of alcohol wipes or antiseptic;
11.4.i. Soap;
11.4.j. A first aid guide; and
11.4.k. CPR mouthpiece.
