N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 907.06

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-Wq 907.06 - Required Health Equipment and Facilities: Residence Camps

(a) If the YRC is a residence camp, the director shall maintain the following first aid related items at the YRC at all times:

(1) A first aid cabinet, which shall be:

a. Kept fully equipped at all times with such items as health staff deem necessary to address health issues likely to arise at the YRC; and

b. If containing prescription or non-prescription medications, locked when not in use; and

(2) A backboard with head blocks and straps and proper immobilization equipment, such as straps, cervical collar, or blankets.

(b) Camp facilities shall include any needed isolation facilities.

(c) Where the YRC provides an infirmary building or room, such quarters shall:

(1) Be isolated from the regular living and sleeping quarters to insure both quiet to the patient and safety to others; and

(2) Not be used for any other purposes.

(d) Excluding epinephrine auto-injectors or asthma inhalers possessed pursuant to RSA 485-A:25-b through RSA 485:25-g, all prescription and non-prescription medications shall be kept in a locked container that is:

(1) Inaccessible to campers and unauthorized YRC staff;

(2) Stored in a secondary container separate from food if in a refrigerator; and

(3) Labeled with the camper's name if required by Env-Wq 907.11.

(e) All medications belonging to YRC staff shall be stored separately from the campers' medications in a container or area that is inaccessible to unauthorized individuals.

(f) The YRC shall comply with Env-Sw 904 relative to storage and disposal of infectious waste, including sharps.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 907.06

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 900) #9409, eff 3-12-09

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 37, Filed September 14, 2017, Proposed by #12364, Effective 9/1/2017, Expires 9/1/2027.