Child Care Licensing Rules: Health and Safety Requirements
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Summary
Estates comprehensive health standards for New Hampshire child care programs, including mandatory allergy documentation and emergency medication management.
Full Description
Under Rule He-C 4002.19, programs must maintain a health profile for each child that identifies all known allergies. If a child has a life-threatening allergy, the program must have a written emergency medical plan signed by a healthcare provider. The rule also covers the storage and administration of emergency medications, ensuring they are readily accessible to staff but out of reach of children.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
People with food allergies — including children, students, and their families.
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Legislative Timeline
Votes & Legislative History
New Jersey Child Care Epinephrine Bill
Requires child care centers to be equipped with epinephrine
Pending legislation that would require licensed child care centers to maintain a supply of epinephrine and ensure staff are trained to administer it.
Childcare Epinephrine Law
Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector
Provides legal framework for the use of epinephrine auto-injectors in child day care settings, including training and immunity provisions.
Food allergy awareness
Requires restaurants to display a notice informing consumers to communicate food allergies to employees and mandates staff communication of such information to management.
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