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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A child-care center licensed under KRS 199.896 and a family child-care home certified under KRS 199.8982 may comply with KRS 311.646 and obtain a prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors. These epinephrine auto-injectors shall be stored in a secure, accessible, readily available location not accessible to children, for quick administration.
(2) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations governing epinephrine auto-injectors in licensed child-care centers and certified family child-care homes, including:
(a) Any center- or home-specific requirements that the cabinet deems necessary for the safe and proper storage, administration, and disposal of epinephrine auto-injectors;
(b) A written plan of action in case of an emergency necessitating the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector in a center or home; and
(c) A written notice that is provided to a child's parents, custodians, or guardians stating that the center or home has epinephrine auto-injectors at the center or home and that the center or home will notify a child's parents, custodians, or guardians when a epinephrine auto-injector is used on their child.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVII. Economic Security and Public Welfare § 199.8951.Use of epinephrine auto-injectors in child-care centers and family child-care homes; administrative regulations - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xvii-economic-security-and-public-welfare/ky-rev-st-sect-199-8951/
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