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R 400.11119(2) Physician Review of Health Services Policy Attestation

Physician Review of Health Services Policy Attestation

Legal Reference: R 400.11119(2) Health services policy

  1. A camp shall have and follow a written health service policy that is appropriate to the population served and the environment of the campsite.
  2. A camp shall establish the health service policy in consultation with, and reviewed annually by, a licensed physician.
  3. A camp’s health service policy shall cover all of the following subjects:
    1. Procedures for camper health screening.
    2. Arrangements for on-call health care consultation services.
    3. Arrangements for emergency health care services and emergency transportation to an emergency health care facility.
    4. First aid and health care supplies.
    5. The storage and administration of prescription and nonprescription drugs and medications.
    6. Medical procedures for camper trips away from a campsite.
    7. Procedures for daily observation of each camper’s physical state.
    8. Procedures for prompt and responsive notification of the camper’s authorized person.
    9. Health officer staffing.
    10. Procedures for preventing disease transmission/universal precautions equivalent to the procedures in the American red cross manual number 655107, which is adopted by reference in R 400.11103.

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