Health Care
Health Care Consultant Agreement
The Office of Child Care Services group daycare regulations, 102 CMR 7.00, require that the licensee have a health care consultant. The qualifications and responsibilities of this person are described below.
7.05(1)(b) Health Care Consultant: The licensee shall designate a Massachusetts licensed physician or nurse practitioner with professional health training as the program’s health care consultant. The consultant shall participate in the program’s health care policy development including infection control procedures, first aid trainings, consultation availability, and annual reviews of these policies.
7.05(1)(a) Health Care Policy: Listed below are the written health care policies of this program that shall be followed by all staff members for all health emergencies and preventive health dealings:
(1) Emergency telephone numbers 7.26
(2) Emergency procedures including transportation methods, guardian notification, and, in the case of unable to obtain guardian, emergency backup contacts
(3) First aid usage by staff members
(4) Emergency procedures for fire or flooding evacuations, including the safety of the children first
(5) Injury prevention plan 7.05 (4)
(6) A plan for the management of infectious diseases 7.05 (8)
(7) A plan for the implementation and monitoring of compliance with the infection control procedures 7.05(6)
(8) A plan for the care of mildly ill children at the center 7.25 (3)
(9) A plan for dispensing medication 7.05 (2)
(10) A plan for meeting individual children’s specific health care needs; including the procedure for identifying children’s allergies and protecting children from exposure to foods, chemicals, and other materials to which they are allergic;
(11) The procedure for identifying children’s allergies and protecting children from the department of Social Services, and procedures for identifying and reporting abuse and neglect to the Early Education and Care. 7.05(3)