N.J. Admin. Code § 8:25-5.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 8:25-5.1 - Health program

(a) The camp director shall ensure that the youth camp establishes a medical program.

1. This medical program shall be under the direction of a physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in New Jersey or a dedicated health director as set forth at 8:25-5.2.

(b) The camp director or health director shall make arrangements with the local Emergency Medical Service or ambulance squad, documented in writing, for medical transport to the nearest hospital in order to treat campers with serious injuries and/or illnesses.

1. The health director shall:

i. Maintain on-site, written parental consent for emergency medical treatment; and

ii. Provide a copy of the consent to accompany each camper on all off-site trips.

(c) The health director shall maintain at the health center, a bound medical log, listing the date, name of patient, ailment, treatment and the name of the person who administered treatment.

1. If a camper's injury or illness is serious, as determined by the health director, the health director shall notify the parent or guardian as soon as possible.

(d) The health director shall develop a written outline of daily procedures for health surveillance of campers and staff.

1. The health director shall isolate any camper or staff member suspected of having a communicable disease, until medical assistance is obtained.

2. The health director shall document all obvious and unusual observations made during the daily health surveillance, as determined by the camp's established procedures in (d) above.

(e) The camp director shall report all serious injuries to the Department's Youth Camp Safety Project within 24 hours at (609) 588-3124 or by fax at (609) 588-4621 including:

1. Death;

2. Head, neck or spinal cord injuries;

3. Any injury, which renders a camper unconscious; and

4. Any serious injury, which involves professional medical treatment.

(f) On or before September 15, of each year, every camp director shall report to the Department all accidents resulting in death or serious injury, using the "Annual Accident Report Youth Camp Safety Act" (CB-15) form, available at chapter Appendix C.

1. The reporting requirement in (f) above does not apply to minor injuries, which require only first aid treatment and which do not involve professional medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction of activity or motion, or premature termination of the camper's stay at the camp.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:25-5.1