(a) Each day care center shall have a written policy concerning the management of communicable disease for both attendees and staff. This policy shall be available to all parents and guardians of children at the center, each employee of the center and to the director on request. The policy shall include, at a minimum:
(1) The center’s means of training all staff on signs and symptoms of illness and in hand washing and disinfection procedures;
(2) The center’s policy regarding the management of communicable disease among the center’s employees;
(3) The list of symptoms for which a child shall be discharged from the center;
(4) Procedures for isolating and discharging an ill child and policy for readmitting a child;
(5) Location of Ohio department of health “Child Day Care Communicable Disease Chart” which shall be posted in each center;
(6) Procedure for immediate notification of the parent or guardian when a child is exhibiting signs or symptoms of illness or has been exposed to a communicable disease;
(7) The center’s policy for administration of medications to any child at the center;
(8) The center’s policy regarding the care of a mildly ill child.
(b) A daily health check shall be conducted every day to recognize the signs of communicable disease and all results shall be documented and kept on file.
(c) Day care centers shall follow the Ohio Department of Health “Child Day Care Communicable Disease Chart” for appropriate management of suspected illnesses. This chart shall be posted in the day care center.
(d) Any child absent from any day care center for more than three (3) days shall be subjected to a medical examination and proper documentation of said exam shall be presented to the day care center to indicate permission to return to the day care center.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)