Maintains Children's Health Records

The professional working with young children maintains organized, accessible, and up-to-date records related to the health, safety and nutrition of the children in their care

Resources & Media for Understanding Competency 5.2

Behaviors & Skills

• a
  Maintains the confidentiality of health records to protect each child and family
  
  
• b
  Makes sure that each child's health record is current
  
  
• c
  Makes sure that each child's immunization record is current
  
  
• d
  Has emergency contacts on file for each child and has a system to make sure that contacts are up-to-date
  
  
• e
  For each child, keeps a record of people who are authorized to pick the child up from the program
  
  
• f
  Maintains, understands, and keeps in an accessible location, any instructions related to children's special health needs, like allergies, asthma, urinary needs, chronic illness, etc.
  
  
• g
  Keeps all permission slips authorizing non-emergency health care and giving medications
  
  
• h
  Maintains, understands, and keeps in an accessible yet secure location, any paperwork related to court orders pertaining to
  the children in their care
  
  
  
• i
  Monitors access to confidential records and limits access to appropriate staff with a legitimate need
  
  
• j
  Keeps records of all results from screenings and assessments
  
  
• k
  Maintains records of all injuries and illnesses that occur while the child is in the program
  
  
• l
  Keeps records of all communication with a child's family or health provider
  
  
• m
  Keeps record of any outbreak of a communicable disease
  
  
• n
  Maintains own health and immunization records