5101:2-12-37 Children's medical and enrollment records for licensed child care centers.

 

 

 

5101:2-12-37               Children's medical and enrollment records for licensed child care centers.

 

 

 

(A)   Each child attending the licensed child care center, including those children who are attending kindergarten at the center, shall secure and have on file verification of a medical examination. who is not attending a grade of kindergarten or above shall secure and have on file verification of a medical exam Children who attend a grade of kindergarten and above in an elementary school are exempt from this requirement.

 

(1)   The A medical statement shall verify a the date of exam a medical examination within the past twelve months. and This statement shall be on file at the center within thirty days of the child's date of admission and every thirteen months thereafter, until the children are attending a grade of kindergarten or above.

 

(2)   The medical statement shall contain the following information:

 

(a)   The child's name and birth date.

 

(b) The date of the medical examination.

 

(b)(c) The A statement that the child has been examined and is in suitable condition for participation in group care date of examination.

 

(c)(d) The signature, business address and telephone number of the licensed physician, physician's assistant (PA) or certified nurse practitioner advanced practice nurse (APN) who examined the child.

 

(d)(e) The statement that a A record of the immunizations that the child has had, specifying the month, day and year of each immunization is included and that the physician, physician's assistant or certified nurse practitioner has reviewed the child's record against the immunizations recommended by the Ohio department of health. The Ohio department of health's recommended immunization schedule is available as appendix A to this rule.

 

(f) A statement that the physician, PA or APN reviewed the child's record against the immunizations recommended by the Ohio department of health (ODH). ODH recommended immunization schedule is appendix A to this rule.

 

(g) A statement of any immunization exemptions.

 

(e)  The  statement  that  the  child  has  been  examined  and  is  in  suitable

 

 

condition for participation in group care.

(B)    Centers The center shall maintain a completed

enrollment records which include

health records, emergency transportation information, and parent or guardian roster permissions for all children JFS 01234 "Child Enrollment and Health Information"

(rev.  2/2009)  for  each  child

attending

the

center

on  the  JFS  01234  "Child

Enrollment and Health Information" (rev. 09/2006).

(1)   The center shall secure and have on file all children's J each child's JFS 01234 enrollment records no later than the child's first day of attendance and it shall be . All records shall be immediately accessible to the administrator or designee,. The JFS 01234 and shall be reviewed and revised as needed and updated at least annually.

(2) Immunizations may be waived by the administrator for religious reasons upon submission of the parent or guardian's written request for exemption or for medical reasons upon submission of a physician's or certified nurse practitioner's written request for exemption. These statements shall be on file at the center.

(3)(2) The center shall set its own policy regarding the admittance of children whose parents or guardians refuse to grant consent for transportation for emergency treatment.

(C)    Children's records shall be confidential, except that they shall be available to the director's representative but shall be available to the Ohio department of job and family services for the purpose of administering Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code and Chapter 5101:2-12 of the Administrative Code. The immunization records shall be subject to review by the health department's representative ODH for disease outbreak control and for immunization level assessment purposes.

Effective:                                                     02/01/2009

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         04/01/2011

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

12/29/2008

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           5104.011

Rule Amplifies:                                  5104.011

Prior Effective Dates:                         3/1/81, 2/8/82, 6/1/84, 9/1/86, 1/2/92 (Emer.), 4/1/92,

4/1/03, 1/1/07