Children's Services Regulations 2020

The approved provider of a children's service must ensure that a medication record is kept that includes the details set out in subregulation (2) for each child to whom medication is or is to be administered while being educated and cared for by the service (including, if applicable, self-administration).

The details to be recorded are—

the name of the child; and

the authorisation to administer medication, signed by a parent or a person named in the child's enrolment record as authorised to consent to administration of medication; and

the name of the medication to be administered; and

the time and date the medication was last administered; and

the time and date, or the circumstances under which, the medication should be next administered; and

the dosage of the medication to be administered; and

the manner in which the medication is to be administered; and

if the medication is administered to the child—

the dosage that was administered; and

the manner in which the medication was administered; and

the time and date the medication was administered; and

the name and signature of the person who administered the medication; and

if another person is required under regulation 64 to check the dosage and administration, the name and signature of that person.