Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 84075.1 - Emergency Medical Assistance, Injections, and Self-Administration of Medications
(a)
The licensee shall ensure that staff who provide emergency medical assistance
and injections to a child are trained as specified in Health and Safety Code
section
1507.25.
(1) Prior to administering emergency medical
assistance and injections to a child, a staff member shall obtain training from
a licensed health care professional practicing within the professional's scope
of practice as specified in Health and Safety Code section
1507.25.
(2) Staff members shall receive ongoing
training as deemed necessary and appropriate by the licensed health care
professional as specified in Health and Safety Code section
1507.25.
(3) Documentation of the training set forth
in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be maintained in the staff member's personnel
file and shall be made available to the department for review upon
request.
(b) Emergency
medical assistance and injections for severe diabetic hypoglycemia and
anaphylactic shock may be provided as specified in Health and Safety Code
section
1507.25.
(c) Subcutaneous injections of other
medications, including insulin, as prescribed by the physician of a child, may
be provided as specified in Health and Safety Code section
1507.25.
(d) Unless prohibited by court order, a child
may self-administer medication or injections if the physician of a child gives
permission. The licensee shall ensure that a child knows how to:
(1) Self-administer their medication and
injections,
(2) Document when they
self-administer their medication and injections, and
(3) Properly store the medication so that it
is not accessible to other children.
(e) The date, time, and dose of all
injections administered to a child, including injections self-administered by a
child, shall be documented by the staff giving the injection or by the staff
providing care and supervision, as applicable, as specified in Health and
Safety Code section
1507.25.
(f) The date, time, and results of glucose
testing and monitoring shall be documented by the staff assisting with the
testing as specified in Health and Safety Code section
1507.25.
(g) The licensee shall maintain all
documentation of injections and glucose testing and monitoring as specified in
subsections (e) and (f) in the client's record for the child.
(h) This section does not supersede the
requirements set forth in Section
369.5
of the Welfare and Institutions Code, with respect to the administration of
psychotropic medication to a dependent child of the court.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Section 1530, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1507.25 and 1530, Health and Safety Code; and Section 16001.9, Welfare and Institutions Code.
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