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AAC R9-3-309.B.4. B. If prescription or nonprescription medications are administered at a child care group home, a certificate holder shall ensure that: 4. The designated staff member: a. Measures liquid medications for oral administration using a measuring cup, spoon, or dropper specifically made for measuring liquid medication; b. Administers prescription medications provided by an enrolled child’s parent to the enrolled child only from a container dispensed by a pharmacy and accompanied by a pharmacy generated prescription label that includes the child’s first and last name and administration instructions; c. Administers nonprescription medications provided by an enrolled child’s parent to the enrolled child only from an original manufacturer’s container labeled with the enrolled child’s first and last name; d. Does not administer a medication that has been transferred from one container to another; e. Does not administer a nonprescription medication to an enrolled child inconsistent with the instructions on the nonprescription medication’s label, unless the child care group home receives written administration instructions from the enrolled child’s physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner; f. Documents each administration of medication to an enrolled child on the Department provided form required in subsection (B)(3) including: i. The name of the enrolled child; ii. The name and amount of medication administered and the prescription number, if any; iii. The date and time the medication was administered; and iv. The signature of the staff member who administered the medication to the enrolled child; and g. Maintains the record on the premises for 12 months after the date the medication is administered.

“Findings: Based on a review of one medication for Child #1 and the Compliance Officer's observation, Medication #1 was not in a container dispensed by the pharmacy and lacked a prescription label.”

AAC R9-3-309.B.3. B. If prescription or nonprescription medications are administered at a child care group home, a certificate holder shall ensure that: 3. The designated staff member does not administer a medication to an enrolled child unless the child care group home receives written authorization on a completed Department-provided authorization form that includes: a. The child’s first and last name; b. The name of the medication; c. The prescription number, if any; d. Instructions for administration specifying: i. The dosage, ii. The route of administration, iii. The first and last dates that the medication is to be administered, and iv. The times and frequency of administration; e. The reason for the medication; f. The signature of the child’s parent; and g. The date of signature; and

“Findings: Based on a review of documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, the permission form for Medication #1 lacked the prescription number.”

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.b. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: b. Maintains on the premises a file for each staff member, for 12 months after the date the staff member last worked at the child care group home, containing: i. The staff member’s name, date of birth, home address, and telephone number; ii. The staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service; iii. The staff member’s ending date of employment or volunteer service, if applicable; iv. The staff member’s written statement attesting to current immunity against measles, rubella, diphtheria, mumps, and pertussis; v. The form required in A.R.S. § 36-897.03(B); vi. For an adult staff member, a copy of the staff member’s valid fingerprint clearance card issued under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1; vii. Documents required by subsection (A)(3); viii.Documentation of the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-897.03(C); ix. If applicable: 1. The form required in A.R.S. § 8-804(I); 2. Documentation of the submission required in A.R.S. § 8-804(C) and the information received as a result of the submission; and 3. Documentation of the completion of the Department-provided orientation training specified in subsection (A)(1)(e), if applicable; x. Documentation of the training required in R9-3-302; and xi. Documentation of a high school diploma, high school equivalency diploma, associate degree, or bachelor degree, if applicable;

“Findings: Based on a review of files for two staff members and the Compliance Officer's observation, the file for Staff #1 lacked documentation of the Central Registry background request.”