Section 260.1700 Policies and Procedures

Section 260

Section 260.1700  Policies

and Procedures

a)         The facility shall have policies and procedures that implement

and are consistent with the provisions of this Part.

b)         The facility shall have infection control policies and

procedures, which shall include at least the following:

1)         Compliance with the Department's rules titled Control of

Communicable Diseases Code;

2)         The use of standard precautions and isolation techniques;

3)         A continuing program of instruction for all personnel on the

mode of spread of infections; and

4)         Posted hand-washing techniques.

c)         The facility shall provide for the registration and

disposition of complaints to the facility and to the Department without threat

of discharge or other reprisal against any employee, volunteer, child or

child's representative. The facility shall provide forms for the employee,

volunteer, child or child's representative to record the day, time and nature

of the complaint. For complaints made to the Department, the facility shall

provide to an employee, volunteer, child and child's representative a phone and

the Department's toll-free complaint hotline telephone number.

d)         The facility shall have policies covering disaster

preparedness, including a written plan for staff and children to follow in case

of fire, explosion, severe weather or other hazardous circumstance or

emergency.

1)         All personnel shall be trained annually in the proper use of a

fire extinguisher, and documentation of the training shall be placed in their

employee file.

2)         All personnel shall be trained in the evacuation plan, and

documentation of the training shall be placed in their employee file.

e)         The facility shall develop, with the approval of the facility's

medical director, policies and procedures to be followed during medical

emergencies

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fire extinguisher, and documentation of the training shall be placed in their

employee file.

2)         All personnel shall be trained in the evacuation plan, and

documentation of the training shall be placed in their employee file.

e)         The facility shall develop, with the approval of the facility's

medical director, policies and procedures to be followed during medical

emergencies.  The types of medical emergencies addressed should be based on the

needs of the children being served and may include, but are not limited to, choking,

poisoning, allergic reactions, seizures, diabetic emergencies, and acute

respiratory distress such as plugged tracheostomy, reactive airway, or

asthmatic emergencies.