Acts and Regulations

2018-11 - Licensing

Section 46
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Medication
46(1)An operator of a licensed facility shall only administer medication to a child receiving services at the licensed facility in the following cases:
(a) the medication is provided by the child’s parent or guardian;
(b) the parent or guardian of the child gives written consent;
(c) if the medication is not prescribed, the medication is
(i) in the original container with the original label,
(ii) in a container with child protective caps, and
(iii) labelled with the child’s name and the dosage; and
(d) if the medication is prescribed, the medication is labelled with the name of the physician, the instructions for use and the time period for use.
46(2)Despite subsection (1), the operator of a licensed facility may administer acetaminophen to a child if the parent or guardian of the child gives written or oral consent.
46(3)If consent is oral under subsection (2), the operator of a licensed facility shall require the parent or guardian to give a written acknowledgement when the child is picked up at the licensed facility that acetaminophen was administered with their consent.
46(4)An operator of a licensed facility shall maintain a chronologically filed medication record of all medication administered to a child.
Medication
46(1)An operator of a licensed facility shall only administer medication to a child receiving services at the licensed facility in the following cases:
(a) the medication is provided by the child’s parent or guardian;
(b) the parent or guardian of the child gives written consent;
(c) if the medication is not prescribed, the medication is
(i) in the original container with the original label,
(ii) in a container with child protective caps, and
(iii) labelled with the child’s name and the dosage; and
(d) if the medication is prescribed, the medication is labelled with the name of the physician, the instructions for use and the time period for use.
46(2)Despite subsection (1), the operator of a licensed facility may administer acetaminophen to a child if the parent or guardian of the child gives written or oral consent.
46(3)If consent is oral under subsection (2), the operator of a licensed facility shall require the parent or guardian to give a written acknowledgement when the child is picked up at the licensed facility that acetaminophen was administered with their consent.
46(4)An operator of a licensed facility shall maintain a chronologically filed medication record of all medication administered to a child.