HAR §17-892.2-42. Emergency care provisions

(a) Every child care facility shall have the following provisions for emergency care of any child requiring treatment at a hospital or clinic away from the child care setting and for care of a child who becomes ill after arrival, as follows: (1) The child care facility shall have one of the following written policies which indicate that: (A) The responsible individual in the child care setting, director, child care provider, or health-trained caregiver, has obtained the name of the nearest 892.2-42 §17-892.2-43 hospital or clinic where such care may be provided and has obtained written permission from each parent or guardian to provide emergency care for the child; (B) The child care facility's health consultant has made arrangements for emergency coverage, and written permission from each parent or guardian shall be on file in the child care setting. (b) If health care is provided in the child care facility, the facility shall have on file a written permission from each parent or guardian covering all aspects of health care which is provided at the facility. (c) An adult shall accompany the child to the source of emergency care. The adult shall stay with the child until the parent or parent's designee assumes responsibility for the child's care. The selection of the adult shall not compromise the supervision of the other children in the program. (d) Physical arrangements that are clean and safe for children who become ill after arrival at the facility shall be available for the care of the child until parents or guardians can be notified to provide alternative arrangements. (e) An operating telephone that is available and is easily accessible to the staff members to be used in case of an emergency; (f) A plan for accessing a telephone when the child care is provided somewhere other than when not in the usual location where care is regularly provided. [Eff 15 2024] (Auth: HRS §346-162) (Imp: HRS §346-162; U.S.C. §§2002, 2005)