EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 95
EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 95
95 . Procedure for administration of medication
Subject to
regulation 96, if medication is administered to a child being educated
and cared for by an education and care service —
(a) the
medication must be administered —
(i)
if the medication has been prescribed by a registered
medical practitioner, from its original container, bearing the original label
with the name of the child to whom the medication is to be administered, and
before the expiry or use by date; or
(ii)
from its original container, bearing the original label
and instructions and before the expiry or use by date;
and
(b) the
medication must be administered in accordance with any
instructions —
(i)
attached to the medication; or
(ii)
any written or verbal instructions provided by a
registered medical practitioner;
and
(c)
except in the case of a family day care service or an education and care
service that is permitted to have only 1 educator to educate and care for
children, the following must be checked by a person other than the person
administering the medication —
(i)
the dosage of the medication to be administered;
(ii)
the identity of the child to whom the medication is to be
administered.