How is medication transported on the bus?
Every Agency should maintain written procedures regarding handling and storage of medication. Prescribed medication is provided in an original, child-resistant container labeled by a pharmacist. Medication of any kind needs In be kept away from food, and stored in sturdy, child-resistant, closed containers that are both inaccessible (under lock and key) to children and that will prevent spillage. Effort should be made to minimize the transportation of medication; however, if medication does need to he transported, take measures to keep it temperature-controlled if necessary, and ensure that there is an designated, responsible adult in charge of the medication – for example, the bus monitor. Ref Head Start Performance Standard 1304.22 (c), (1).
