NAC432A.340. Information to be provided by parent; maintenance of record for each child.

     1. Procedures for admission must provide the caregiver with sufficient information and instruction from the parents to enable the caregiver to prepare a record and to make decisions or act on behalf of the child.

     2. Before the admission of a child to a facility, the parent shall give the following information to the caregiver:

     (a) The child’s full legal name, date of birth, current address and preferred name;

     (b) The name, address and telephone number of each parent responsible for the child and any special instructions needed to reach the parent during the hours the child is in the facility;

     (c) The name, address and telephone number of any person who can assume responsibility for the child and is authorized to take the child from the facility if the parents cannot be reached;

     (d) Information concerning the health of the child, including any special needs of the child; and

     (e) A written authorization signed by a parent which allows emergency surgical and medical care.

     3. The caregiver shall, unless the facility is an accommodation facility:

     (a) Make a record for each child that includes the date the record was prepared and the date the child is scheduled to attend the facility; and

     (b) Maintain each record in good order.

     [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 5.8, eff. 2-28-80]—(NAC A 12-19-89; 3-11-92; 11-1-94; R112-06, 4-23-2009)