NAC432A.580. Written standards for operation of facility.

     1. The licensee of a facility that provides care for ill children shall develop and carry into effect written standards for the operation of the facility.

     2. The standards must include:

     (a) An admission policy;

     (b) Procedures for the control of infection;

     (c) Methods for the daily care of children;

     (d) Procedures for recording information about a child;

     (e) Plans for the training of staff;

     (f) Procedures for the care and referral of a child with worsening symptoms;

     (g) Procedures for communication by staff to parents and health care providers;

     (h) Procedures for feeding and bathing a child;

     (i) Procedures for a daily examination of each child in accordance with NAC 432A.595;

     (j) Procedures for providing emergency health care, including community resources and referrals;

     (k) Procedures for the use and administration of medication in accordance with NAC 432A.585;

     (l) Procedures for cleaning the facility;

     (m) Procedures for administering first aid;

     (n) Procedures for storage of sanitizing materials;

     (o) A requirement that each room in which an ill child resides must have a sink for washing hands that is equipped with soap and paper towels; and

     (p) A requirement that separate areas must be provided for changing the diapers of children who are ill and children who are well.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 3-11-92; A by R112-06, 4-23-2009)