N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:52-7.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 3A:52-7.9 - Illness log for early childhood programs

(a) For early childhood programs, the following shall apply:

1. The center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center's care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include:

i. The child's name;

ii. The date and time the illness, symptoms of illness or diseases were observed at the center;

iii. A description of the symptoms of illness manifested by the child;

iv. The action taken by the center to assist:

(1) The child who is demonstrating symptoms of illness; and

(2) The director in determining if exclusion of the child from the center is necessary;

v. Any significant change in the child's symptoms of illness; and

vi. The date, if applicable, that:

(1) The child was removed from the center;

(2) The child returned to the center with a note from a health care provider attesting to the child's admissibility to the center and recovery from a reportable disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:57;

(3) The child returned to the center with a parent's note attesting that six days have elapsed since the onset of chicken pox, or that all chicken pox sores have dried and crusted; or

(4) The child returned to the center symptom-free.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:52-7.9

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 413(a), effective 3/6/2017