1. A centre must record relevant information and training provided to adults for administering medicine, except if it is for their own (service provider or staff) children.
2. The following table outlines three categories of medicines, how they are used and the type of written authority required from parents.
Type |
Method of Use |
Parent Written Authority |
Category 1 |
Not ingested. |
Given at enrolment for the use of specific preparations on their child for the period that they are enrolled. |
Category 2 |
Ingested. Or, in relation to Rongoa Mäori (Mäori plant medicines), that is prepared by other adults at the service. |
Given at the beginning of each day the medicine is administered. Details include:
|
Category 3 Or non-prescription e.g. antihistamine syrup and lanolin cream |
Ingested or not. |
Given at enrolment as part of an individual health plan, or whenever there is a change.
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3. Medicines are stored safely and appropriately and are disposed of or sent home with a parent after a specified time.
4. A record is kept of all prescription and non-prescription medicine given to children that includes:
- Name.
- Medicine name and amount.
- Date and time administered and by whom.
- Evidence of parental acknowledgement.
5. Only a doctor or ambulance personnel can give prescription and non-prescription medicine to a child without written authority from a parent.