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CHILD CARE SERVICES (FAMILY DAY CARE) REGULATIONS 2006 - REG 81A

81A .         Medication

        (1)         If the enrolment form kept by a licensee under regulation 54(1) for an enrolled child contains details of medication referred to in regulation 54(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 81A inserted in Gazette 6 Jan 2012 p. 28.]



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