470 IAC 3-4.7-86 Child health requirements

Sec. 86. (a) Within thirty (30) days after enrollment or no earlier than twelve (12) months prior to enrollment, each child shall have written verification of a physical examination by a physician or a nurse practitioner. (b) The examination shall include the following: (1) Child's medical history. (2) Physical examination. (3) A written statement there is no health condition that would be hazardous either to the child or to other children in the child care center as a result of participation in the program of activities. (4) A written statement regarding modification of plans of care which require special attention because of medical conditions or allergies. (c) Written orders for each medication taken at the child care center. (d) Documentation of complete age-appropriate immunizations, as required by the division with recommendation from ISDH, and updated annually, including: (1) conjugated pneumococcal vaccine; and (2) varicella vaccine or written documented history of disease by either the parent or child's health provider. (e) Health records may be transferred if the physical exam is dated within a year. (f) Children two (2) years of age and younger shall have an annual health examination. (g) A provider shall maintain current documentation for each child. (h) A parent may request that their child be exempt from immunizations, physical examinations, or medical treatment based on religious beliefs with the following conditions: (1) The parent shall make a signed, written request for exemption based on religious beliefs. (2) The center shall keep the request in the child's health record. (3) Nothing in this provision precludes the child care center from using emergency first aid techniques to treat the exempted child or to exclude a child where control of contagious disease may be necessary. (i) If a child's physician determines that a child should not have immunizations for medical reasons, the physician shall indicate and update annually these exceptions on the child's health record form. (j) Only children that meet the health requirements of this rule may attend the child care center.