Acceptance and refusal of authorisations policy.

ACCEPTANCE AND REFUSAL OF

AUTHORISATIONS POLICY

Our centre requires authorisation for actions such as administration of medications, collection of children, excursions and providing access to personal records. This policy outlines what constitutes a correct authorisation and what does not and may therefore result in a refusal.

Aim: We will ensure that we only act in accordance with correct authorisation as described in the Education and Care Services National Regulations.

Implementation:

The Nominated Supervisor will:

1. Ensure documentation relating to authorisations contains:

• The name of the child enrolled at the service.

• Date.

• Signature of the child’s parent/guardian or nominated contact person who is on the enrolment form.

• The original form/letter/register provided by the service.

2. Apply these authorisations to the collection of children, administration of medication, excursion, and access to records.

3. Keep these authorisations in the enrolment record.

4. Exercise the right of refusal if written or verbal authorisations do not comply, for example:

Staff will refuse an authorisation if it unreasonably risks the child’s safety, is not in line with our policies and procedures or is fraudulent. For example, staff will refuse an authorisation in the following situation:

• The authorisation is not (or does not appear to be) made by an authorised person.

• The authorisation does not comply with aspects of our policies and procedures e.g., medication is not in the original container, does not have the child’s name on it, has expired, has an illegible label or the authorised dosage does not match the doctor’s instructions.

• An authorised nominee, or person authorised by a parent or authorised nominee, does not appear to be capable of safely collecting the child (Arrival and Departure of Children Policy).

5. Waive compliance where a child requires emergency medical treatment for conditions such as anaphylaxis or asthma. The service can administer medication without authorisation in these cases, provided they contact the parent/guardian as soon as practicable after the medication has been administered.

This policy is the property of Eikoh Seminar Australia Pty Limited and must not be reproduced without the consent of management.