[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1308.18]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 1308_HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON SERVICES FOR 

CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart D_Health Services Performance Standards

 

Sec. 1308.18  Disabilities/health services coordination.



    (a) The grantee must ensure that the disabilities coordinator and 

the health coordinator work closely together in the assessment process 

and follow up to assure that the special needs of each child with 

disabilities are met.

    (b) The grantee must ensure coordination between the disabilities 

coordinator and the staff person responsible for the mental health 

component to help teachers identify children who show signs of problems 

such as possible serious depression, withdrawal, anxiety or abuse.

    (c) Each Head Start director or designee must supervise the 

administration of all medications, including prescription and over-the-

counter drugs, to children with disabilities in accordance with State 

requirements.

    (d) The health coordinator under the supervision of the Head Start 

director or designee must:

    (1) Obtain the doctor's instructions and parental consent before any 

medication is administered.

    (2) Maintain an individual record of all medications dispensed and 

review the record regularly with the child's parents.

    (3) Record changes in a child's behavior which have implications for 

drug dosage or type and share this information with the staff, parents 

and the physician.

    (4) Assure that all medications, including those required by staff 

and volunteers, are adequately labeled, stored under lock and key and 

out of reach of children, and refrigerated, if necessary.