Document Citation: OAC Ann § 5101:2-12-37

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OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ANNOTATED
5101:2 DIVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 5101:2-12 LICENSING OF CHILD CARE CENTERS

Date:
09/28/2012

Document:
5101:2-12-37. Children's medical and enrollment records for licensed child care centers.

(A) Each child attending the licensed child care center, including those children who are attending kindergarten at the center, shall secure and have on file verification of a medical examination. Children who attend a grade of kindergarten and above in an elementary school are exempt from this requirement.

(1) A medical statement shall verify the date of a medical examination within the past twelve months. This statement shall be on file at the center within thirty days of the child's date of admission and every thirteen months thereafter.

(2) The medical statement shall contain the following information:

(a) The child's name and birth date.

(b) The date of the medical examination.

(c) A statement that the child has been examined and is in suitable condition for participation in group care.

(d) The signature, business address and telephone number of the physician, physician's assistant (PA), advanced practice nurse (APN) or certified nurse practitioner (CNP) who examined the child.

(e) A record of the immunizations that the child has had, specifying the month, day and year of each immunization.

(f) A statement that the physician, PA, APN, or CNP reviewed the child's record against the immunizations recommended by the Ohio department of health (ODH). ODH recommended immunization schedule is appendix A to this rule.

(g) A statement of any immunization exemptions.

(B) The center shall maintain a completed JFS 01234 "Child Enrollment and Health Information" (rev. 9/2011) for each child attending the center.

(1) The center shall have on file a JFS 01234 for each child no later than the child's first day of attendance and it shall be immediately accessible to the administrator or designee. The JFS 01234 shall be reviewed and revised as needed and updated at least annually.

(2) The center shall set its own policy regarding the admittance of children whose parents or guardians refuse to grant consent for transportation for emergency treatment.

(C) Children's records shall be confidential but shall be available to the Ohio department of job and family services for the purpose of administering Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code and Chapter 5101:2-12 of the Administrative Code. The immunization records shall be subject to review by the ODH for disease outbreak control and for immunization level assessment purposes.