DCF 252.44(6)(b)5.5. A person currently certified as having completed the American Red Cross Standard First Aid course or equivalent.

DCF 252.44(6)(bm)(bm) If a public or private rescue or emergency vehicle cannot arrive at the camp within 10 minutes of a phone call, a person who is certified by the department as a first responder under ch. DHS 110 must be on the premises during the hours when children are present. This person may serve as the camp health supervisor.

DCF 252.44(6)(c)1.1. There shall be an isolation or first aid area for the care of children who become ill. If the area is not a separate room, it shall be separated from space used by other children by a partition, screen or other means.

DCF 252.44(6)(c)2.2. When an apparently ill child is observed in the day camp, the following procedures shall apply:

DCF 252.44(6)(c)2.a.a. A child with symptoms of illness or a condition such as vomiting or diarrhea, shall be isolated and shall be made comfortable, with a place to lie down available, with a staff member within the sight or hearing of the child. Isolation shall be used until the child can be removed from the camp.

DCF 252.44(6)(c)2.b.b. The child’s parent, or a designated responsible person when parents cannot be reached, shall be contacted as soon as possible after the illness is discovered to take the child from the camp.

DCF 252.44(6)(d)1.1. No child or any other person with a reportable communicable disease specified in ch. DHS 145 may be admitted or readmitted to a camp, be permitted to remain in a camp, or be permitted to have contact with children in care during the period when the disease is communicable.

DCF 252.44(6)(d)3.3. A person in contact with children or a child may be allowed to return to a camp if the person’s physician provides a written statement that the condition is no longer contagious or the person has been absent for a period of time equal to the longest usual incubation period of the disease as specified by the department.

DCF 252.44 NoteNote: The Division of Public Health in the Department of Health Services has developed materials that identify those communicable diseases that are required to be reported to the local public health officer. These materials also provide information on the symptoms of each disease and guidance on how long an infected child must be excluded from the camp. Copies of the communicable disease chart are available from the Department of Health Services website at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p4/p44397.pdf.

DCF 252.44(6)(e)1.1. Camp staff may give prescription and non-prescription medication to a child only under the following conditions:

DCF 252.44(6)(e)1.a.a. A signed, dated, written authorization that includes the child’s name and birthdate, name of the medication, administration instructions, medication intervals, and the length of the authorization from the parent is on file. Blanket authorizations that exceed the length of time specified on the label are prohibited.

DCF 252.44 NoteNote: The department’s form, Authorization to Administer Medication, or the provider’s own form may be used to obtain the parent’s authorization to administer medication. Information on how to obtain the form is available on the department’s website, http://dcf.wisconsin.gov, or from any of the regional licensing offices in Appendix A.

DCF 252.44(6)(e)1.b.b. The medication is in the original container and labeled with the child’s name, and the label includes the dosage and directions for administering.

DCF 252.44(6)(e)3.3. Medications shall be stored at the appropriate temperature as indicated on the label.

DCF 252.44(6)(e)3m.3m. All medication for a child in care shall be administered by the camp as directed on the label and as authorized by the parent.

DCF 252.44(6)(e)4.4. No medication may be kept at the camp without a current authorization from the parent.

DCF 252.44(6)(e)5.5. Bee sting medication, inhalers, an insulin syringe, or other medication or device used in the event of a life-threatening situation may be carried by a child over the age of 7 years with written authorization from the parent and the child’s physician.

DCF 252.44(6)(f)(f) Injury. Written procedures for the treatment of children who are in accidents or otherwise injured shall be available, made known to staff, and carried out as follows:

DCF 252.44(6)(f)1.1. Written permission from the parent to call a child’s physician or refer the child for medical care in case of injury shall be on file at the camp. The camp shall contact the parent as soon as possible after an emergency has occurred or, if the injury is minor, when the parent picks up the child.

DCF 252.44 NoteNote: The camp may use the department’s form, Child Care Enrollment, or its own form for obtaining medical consent from the parent. Information on how to obtain forms is available on the department’s website, http://dcf.wisconsin.gov, or from any regional licensing office in Appendix A.

DCF 252.44(6)(f)2.2. Prior to the opening of camp, a planned source of emergency medical care, such as a hospital emergency room, clinic, or other constantly staffed medical facility, shall be designated and made known to staff and parents.

DCF 252.44(6)(f)3.3. A camp shall establish and follow written procedures for treating minor injuries and for taking a child to an emergency medical care facility.