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2011 SESSION
SB 1078 Child care; administration of certain medicines of those regulated by local government.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Local government run child care; administration of certain medicines. Allows the employees of a child day program regulated by a local government to administer medication to a child if such employee (i) has satisfactorily completed a training program for this purpose approved by the Board of Nursing and taught by a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or pharmacist; (ii) has obtained written authorization from a parent or guardian; (iii) administers drugs only to the child identified on the prescription label in accordance with the prescriber's instructions pertaining to dosage, frequency, and manner of administration; and (iv) administers only those drugs that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container that would normally be administered by a parent or guardian to the child.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Local government run child care; administration of certain medicines. Allows the employees of a child care regulated by a local government to administer medication to a child if such employee (i) has satisfactorily completed a training program for this purpose approved by the Board of Nursing and taught by a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or pharmacist; (ii) has obtained written authorization from a parent or guardian; (iii) administers drugs only to the child identified on the prescription label in accordance with the prescriber's instructions pertaining to dosage, frequency, and manner of administration; and (iv) administers only those drugs that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container that would normally be administered by a parent or guardian to the child.