(a) Any suspected child inappropriate sexual touching, abuse or neglect; neglect, physical abuse, (b) A child’s disclosure of maltreatment, or exploitation; and sexual or physical (c) A serious injury to a child in care. abuse; “Serious injury” means: (i) Injuries resulting in overnight (c) Inappropriate sexual hospital stay; contact between two or (ii) Severe neck or head injury; more children; or Choking/unexpected (d) A child’s attempted breathing problems; suicide or talk about Severe bleeding; attempting suicide. Shock or acute confused The licensee or primary state; staff person must Unconsciousness; immediately report to Chemicals in eyes, on skin, CPS or law enforcement or ingested in the mouth; and the department the Near-drowning; death of a child while in Broken bone; the licensee’s care or Severe burn requiring from injury or illness professional medical care; that may have occurred Poisoning; and while the child was in Medication overdose. the licensee’s care. Weight #7 WAC 170-296A-2325 Reporting notifiable condition An early learning provider must to health department: immediately report to the parent or In the event a licensee, guardian of a child: staff person, volunteer, That child’s death, serious injury, household member, or need for emergency or poison child in care is diagnosed services; with a notifiable An incident involving that child which condition as defined in was reported to the local health chapter 246-101 WAC, district or DOH;
(a) Any suspected child abuse or neglect; (b) A child’s disclosure of sexual or physical abuse; (c) Inappropriate sexual contact between two or more children; or (d) A child’s attempted suicide or talk about attempting suicide. The licensee or primary staff person must immediately report to CPS or law enforcement and the department the death of a child while in the licensee’s care or from injury or illness that may have occurred while the child was in the licensee’s care. WAC 170-296A-2325 Reporting notifiable condition to health department: In the event a licensee, staff person, volunteer, household member, or child in care is diagnosed with a notifiable condition as defined in chapter 246-101 WAC, inappropriate sexual touching, neglect, physical abuse, maltreatment, or exploitation; and (c) A serious injury to a child in care. “Serious injury” means: (i) Injuries resulting in overnight hospital stay; (ii) Severe neck or head injury; Choking/unexpected breathing problems; Severe bleeding; Shock or acute confused state; Unconsciousness; Chemicals in eyes, on skin, or ingested in the mouth; Near-drowning; Broken bone; Severe burn requiring professional medical care; Poisoning; and Medication overdose. Weight #7 An early learning provider must immediately report to the parent or guardian of a child: That child’s death, serious injury, need for emergency or poison services; An incident involving that child which was reported to the local health district or DOH;
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