Section 17-892.1-21 - Emergency care provisions Every facility shall have the following provisions for emergency care of children requiring treatment at a hospital or clinic away from the child care setting and for care of children who become ill after arrival:
(1) The facility shall have one of the following written policies which indicate that: (A) The responsible individual in the child care setting, director, child care provider, or health-trained caregiver, has obtained the name of the nearest hospital or clinic where such care may be provided and has obtained written permission from each parent or guardian to provide emergency care for the child;(B) The facility's health consultant has made arrangements for emergency coverage, and written permission from each parent or guardian shall be on file in the child care setting; or(C) Health care shall be provided in the child care setting, and the written permission from the parent or guardian covering all aspects of health care shall be on file in the child care setting.(2) An adult shall accompany a child to the source of emergency care. The adult shall stay with the child until the parent or parent's designee assumes responsibility for the child's care. The selection of the adult shall not compromise the supervision of the other children in the program; and(3) Physical arrangements for children who become ill after arrival at the facility shall be available for the care of the child until parents or guardians can be notified to provide alternative arrangements.Haw. Code R. § 17-892.1-21
[Eff 4/11/92; comp DEC 19 2002] (Auth: HRS § 346-162) (Imp: HRS § 346-162; 42 U.S.C. §§2002, 2005 )