Section 83075.1 - 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) Certification/Proof of/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 perform all of the following:(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. (1) All documentation of injections and glucose testing and monitoring shall be kept confidential consistent with Sections 83070 and 83070.1.(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.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 83075.1
1. New section filed 5-16-2023; operative 7-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 20). 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.
1. New section filed 5-16-2023; operative 7/1/2023 (Register 2023, No. 20).