Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.1918 - Medication; administration; procedures
Rule 18.
(1)
Medication, prescription or nonprescription, must be given to a child in care
by a licensee or a child care staff member only. A child care assistant shall
not give medication to a child in care.
(2) Medication, prescription or
nonprescription, must be given or applied only with prior written permission
from a parent.
(3) All medication
must be in the original container, stored according to instructions, and
clearly labeled for a named child.
(4) Prescription medication must have the
pharmacy label indicating the physician's name, child's first and last name,
instructions, and name and strength of the medication, and must be given in
accordance with those instructions.
(5) All medication must be kept out of the
reach of children and returned to the child's parent when he or she determines
it is no longer needed or when it has expired.
(6) A licensee or child care staff member
shall give or apply prescription or non-prescription medication according to
the directions on the original container unless otherwise authorized by a
written order of the child's physician.
(7) A record of the date, time, and the
amount of all medication given or applied must be maintained on a form provided
by the department or a comparable substitute approved by the
department.
(8) Topical
nonprescription medication, including but not limited to sunscreen, insect
repellant, and diaper rash ointment, is exempt from subrules (1) and (7) of
this rule.
(9) The records required
in this rule must be retained for a minimum of 4 years.
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