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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 7. Health and Social Services. |
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Part 7.1. Administration. |
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Chapter 7.41. Child Care Assistance Program. |
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Article 7.41.2. Provisions for Providers. |
Section 7.41.230. First aid kit and procedures.
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(a) A licensed provider must meet the requirements of 7 AAC 10.1075 and 7 AAC 57. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) must meet the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency with respect to first aid kits and procedures. (b) A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(d) or (e) shall review and either post or make readily available first aid and CPR instructions. The provider shall post emergency telephone numbers, including the number for the poison control center, near the telephone. The provider shall maintain (1) at least one first aid kit as described in (d) of this section that is kept at the facility; (2) at least one additional first aid kit as described in (d) of this section for field trips or outings away from the facility; for a field trip or outing away from the facility, and for each child participating in the trip or outing, the kit must include (A) emergency child record information as required by 7 AAC 41.210(a); and (B) written parental permission for use of medication; only medication that is or may be needed during a field trip or outing may be included in first aid kit, and only for the length of the field trip or outing; and (3) an abbreviated first aid kit for a neighborhood walk of 30 minutes or less; a provider may use the kit described in (2) of this subsection for a neighborhood walk if the kit is not needed for a field trip or outing, and if a kit described in (d) of this section will be kept at the facility; for purposes of this paragraph, an abbreviated kit must contain, at a minimum, the following items: (A) disposable nonporous, nonlatex gloves; (B) tweezers; (C) adhesive bandages; (D) bandage tape; (E) sterile gauze pads; (F) a cold pack; (G) a CPR barrier device or mask; (H) potable water; (I) emergency child record information as required by 7 AAC 41.210(a); (J) medication that may be needed on the walk. (c) The provider shall restock each first aid kit after use to ensure that the kit complies with this section. (d) Except for an abbreviated kit allowed under (b)(3) of this section, each first aid kit must include the following items, checked regularly to ensure that any expiration date is not exceeded, and kept within a container that will hold all of the items: (1) disposable nonporous, nonlatex gloves; (2) sealed packages of alcohol wipes or antiseptic for thermometer cleaning only; (3) scissors; (4) tweezers; (5) a thermometer; (6) adhesive bandages; (7) bandage tape; (8) sterile gauze pads; (9) flexible roller gauze; (10) triangular bandages; (11) safety pins; (12) an eye dressing; (13) a note pad with a pen or pencil; (14) activated charcoal, for use only under the direction of a poison control center or another medical professional; (15) a cold pack; (16) a current American Academy of Pediatrics or American Red Cross standard first aid text or equivalent first aid guide; (17) a CPR barrier device or mask; (18) the telephone number for the poison control center; (19) potable water; (20) child-size splints; (21) soap; (22) a working flashlight.
Authorities
47.25.001