(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.
