N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:54-6.10

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 3A:54-6.10 - Injury to a child while in the provider's care

(a) When an incident resulting in injury to a child occurs while in the provider's care, the provider shall take the necessary action to protect the child from further harm and arrange for any necessary emergency medical attention. The provider shall notify the child's parent(s):

1. Immediately in the event of an injury that requires professional medical attention; or

2. By the end of the operating day, if the injury does not require professional medical attention.

(b) Basic first aid supplies shall be in the home, and shall be stored out of children's reach but readily accessible to the provider, and shall minimally include: adhesive tape, band-aids, gauze pads, gauze roller bandage, disposable, non-latex gloves, cold pack, scissors, tweezers and thermometer.

(c) Telephone numbers of the nearest police department, fire department, ambulance service or rescue squad, and poison control center, the provider's address, and the telephone number through which the provider can be reached shall be posted in a readily accessible area of the home.

(d) The provider shall maintain on file a record of injuries sustained by a child while under the provider's care that receive professional medical attention. The record shall include:

1. The name of the injured child;

2. The date, time and location of the incident;

3. A written description of the:

i. Incident;

ii. Injury to the child;

iii. Follow-up action taken by the provider, including application of first aid and consultation or treatment by a medical professional, if applicable; and

iv. Names of witnesses to the incident.

(e) The provider shall provide to the child's parent a copy of the record specified in (d) above by the end of the next working day after the incident or injury.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:54-6.10

Recodified from 10:126-6.9 and amended by R.1994 d.625, effective 12/19/1994 (operative January 1, 1995).
See: 26 N.J.R. 3144(a), 26 N.J.R. 5023(c).
Amended by R.2004 d.211, effective 6/7/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 925(a), 36 N.J.R. 2884(a).
In (a), substituted "incident resulting in injury to a child occurs" for "accident or injury occurs to a child" in the introductory paragraph; in (d), deleted "accidents and" preceding "injuries" in the introductory paragraph, rewrote 1, and substituted references to incident for references to accident and accident or injury throughout 2 and 3.
Amended by R.2009 d.355, effective 12/7/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 1368(b), 41 N.J.R. 4438(b).
In (b), inserted ", and shall minimally include: adhesive tape, band-aids, gauze pads, gauze roller bandage, disposable, non-latex gloves, cold pack, scissors, tweezers and thermometer".