1. A licensee that operates a child care facility which occasionally or regularly has physical custody of children pursuant to the order of a court, including, without limitation, an emergency shelter, shall adopt a policy concerning the manner in which to:
- (a) Document the orders of the treating physician of a child;
- (b) Administer medication to a child;
- (c) Store, handle and dispose of medication;
- (d) Document the administration of medication and any errors in the administration of medication;
- (e) Minimize errors in the administration of medication; and
- (f) Address errors in the administration of medication.
- 2. The licensee shall ensure that each employee of the child care facility who will administer medication to a child at the child care facility receives a copy of and understands the policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1361)