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CHILD CARE SERVICES (CHILD CARE) REGULATIONS 2006 - REG 97A

97A .         Medication

        (1)         If the enrolment form kept by a licensee under regulation 67(1) for an enrolled child contains details of medication referred to in regulation 67(2)(n), the licensee must ensure that a parent of the child is asked to provide the medication so that it is available for administration to the child.

        (2)         A licensee must ensure that, except in an emergency, medication is not administered to an enrolled child without the written authority of a parent of the child specifying the name of the medication and the time, quantity and manner of administration of the medication.

        (3)         Subregulation (2) does not apply to the self‑administration of a non‑prescription asthma inhaler.

        Penalty: a fine of $4 000.

        [Regulation 97A inserted: Gazette 6 Jan 2012 p. 22.]



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