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<chapter num="07" heading="Health and Medication Requirements for Youth Camps" title_num="10" subtitle_num="16">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Scope.">
    <text>This chapter applies to programs or activities that meet the definition of youth camp as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“Acute illness” means an abnormal condition of the body with rapid onset associated with recognizable symptoms and signs, such as chicken pox, gastroenteritis, influenza, or streptococcal sore throat, which has a short course of duration, as opposed to a chronic illness of long duration lasting 30 calendar days or more.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Administer Medication.</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>“Administer medication” means the act of providing, preparing, or applying a medication.</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>“Administer medication” does not include:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Reminding a camper to take a medication; or</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Providing physical assistance with opening and removing a medication from the container or locked storage.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>“Adult” has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>“Agent” means an individual who:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Is at least 18 years old;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Has successfully completed, at the expense of an applicant, an emergency epinephrine educational training program approved by the Department; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Is appointed by a certificate for emergency epinephrine holder to administer emergency use epinephrine in an emergency situation.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>“Anaphylaxis” means a sudden, severe, and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs when an individual is exposed to an allergen.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>“Applicant” means an individual applying for a Certificate for Emergency Epinephrine.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>“Camp” means a youth camp as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>“Camper” has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(9)">
        <text>“Certificate” means a document showing the authority to operate a youth camp, issued by the Maryland Department of Health pursuant to COMAR 10.16.06 and Health-General Article, §14-403, Annotated Code of Maryland, which displays the name of the person granted the authority.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(10)">
        <text>“Certificate for emergency epinephrine” means a certificate or an endorsement on the operating certificate of a youth camp issued by the Maryland Department of Health to an individual who operates a youth camp under COMAR 10.16.06 to obtain, store, and administer emergency use epinephrine.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(11)">
        <text>“Certificate for emergency epinephrine holder” means an individual who is authorized by the Maryland Department of Health to obtain, store, and administer emergency use epinephrine to be used in an emergency situation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(12)">
        <text>“Day” has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(13)">
        <text>“Department” has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(14)">
        <text>“Director” has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(15)">
        <text>“Emergency medication” means a medication, identified by a camper’s plan of action for use in case of a medical emergency, for a camper with an identified medical problem.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(16)">
        <text>“Emergency use epinephrine” means a portable, disposable drug delivery device or product approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration  that contains a premeasured single dose of epinephrine that is used to treat anaphylaxis in an emergency situation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(17)">
        <text>“Health supervisor” means an individual who:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Provides health services for a camp; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Is licensed by the State as a:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Physician;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Certified nurse practitioner; or</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Registered nurse.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(18)">
        <text>Identified Medical Problem.</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>“Identified medical problem” means a chronic physical condition diagnosed by a licensed health care professional that:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Requires specific medical treatment and supervision; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>If untreated, can adversely affect the general health of the camper.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>“Identified medical problem” includes, but is not limited to:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Asthma;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Cancer;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Diabetes; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iv)">
            <text>Epilepsy.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>“Identified medical problem” does not include a chronic physical condition, which does not typically cause other medical problems or have an adverse effect on the general health of the camper, such as:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Blindness;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Deafness; or</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>A developmental disability.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(19)">
        <text>“Medication” means any nonprescription or prescription medication present at camp.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(20)">
        <text>“Operate” means to supervise, control, conduct, or manage a youth camp as:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>An owner;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>An agent of the owner;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>A lessee of the owner;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>A director; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>An independent contractor.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(21)">
        <text>“Operator” has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(22)">
        <text>“Person” has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(23)">
        <text>“Secretary” has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.16.06.02.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(24)">
        <text>“Self-administer medication” means the act of an individual’s ingesting, injecting, or applying the individual’s own medication when the individual:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Identifies the individual’s own medication; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Follows the directions for use, including the correct route, dose, and frequency.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(25)">
        <text>“Successfully completed” means to pass a written examination with a grade of 75 percent or higher.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Health Program.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>An operator shall prepare and implement a written health program that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is approved annually, in writing, by a physician, certified nurse practitioner, or registered nurse licensed to practice in the State;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Is on file in the headquarters or office of the camp and is available to the camp staff members;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Includes the name, title, and license number of the health supervisor;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Includes procedures for the camp staff members to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Obtain camper, staff, and volunteer health information;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Notify the camp health supervisor when a camper has an identified medical problem to ensure that there is a plan of action at the camp in case of a medical emergency;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Disseminate information to staff members that work with a camper having a health problem;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Care for a camper with an identified medical problem;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Maintain confidentiality regarding all health information on campers and staff members;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Observe campers each day for easily discernible signs of injury or illness;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(g)">
          <text>Handle health emergencies and accidents;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(h)">
          <text>Use emergency ambulance services and 911 services;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Care for and supervise an injured or ill camper until the camper is returned to the parent, guardian, or the parent’s or guardian’s designee;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(j)">
          <text>Notify a parent, guardian, or the parent’s or guardian’s designee when a camper is observed to be injured or ill;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(k)">
          <text>Report health situations in accordance with Regulations .06 and .07 of this chapter; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(l)">
          <text>Prevent the spread of an infectious disease using:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Hand washing procedures;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Personal protective equipment;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Personal hygiene; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iv)">
            <text>An exposure control plan;</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Includes procedures for handling medication at camp in accordance with Regulation .14 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>If using electronic records, includes procedures for, in the event that a power or server outage prevents access to the electronic record:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Accessing camper, staff, and volunteer health information;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Documenting injuries, illnesses, and other reportable diseases and conditions in a paper health log; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Documenting medication administration on a paper form.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>An operator shall ensure and document that, not more than 30 calendar days before working at the camp, each staff member or volunteer:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is trained in the health program;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Demonstrates knowledge of the health program procedures; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Is provided with the opportunity to discuss the procedures and have any questions answered by a supervisor.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>A staff member or volunteer shall conduct health procedures according to the health program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Health Personnel.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>A camp health supervisor is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Available for consultation at all times when campers are present at a camp; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>On site at all times when campers are present in a camp where 50 percent or more of the campers have identified medical problems;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Two adults with cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification by a national organization with a training program in cardiopulmonary resuscitation are on duty at all times;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>If a camp has campers participating in a trip and campers remaining at camp, an adult with cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification by a national organization with a training program in cardiopulmonary resuscitation is on duty:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>With the trip; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>At the camp;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>The cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification by the national organization is appropriate to the age of campers and staff members;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>Two adults with first aid certification by a national organization with a training program in first aid are on duty at all times; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>If a camp has campers participating in a trip and campers remaining at camp, an adult with first aid certification by a national organization with a training program in first aid is on duty:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>With the trip; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>At the camp.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Health Log.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>A camp staff member records in the camp health log, for all injuries, illnesses, medication errors, and reportable diseases and conditions as delineated in COMAR 10.06.01, the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Date;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Name of individual;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Ailment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Treatment prescribed; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Name of the individual administering care or initials of the individual administering care if a list of names and initials is provided at the front of the health log;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The camp health log is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Written on lined paper;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Maintained in a confidential manner;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Stored in a locked compartment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Available at all times for review by the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Retained for a period of 3 years;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Each entry in the camp health log is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Recorded in ink and no lines are skipped, providing a permanent record that is not easily modified; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Legibly signed by the individual administering care at the camp; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>The camp health log is a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Bound volume, such as a composition notebook;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Spiral book with sequentially numbered pages; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Dedicated paper record per individual.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" heading="Required Health Reports.">
    <text>For all campers, staff members, and volunteers, an operator shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>An injury or illness that results in death or that requires resuscitation or admission to a hospital is reported:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Immediately to the health supervisor and, in the case of a minor, to the minor’s parent or guardian;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Verbally to the Department within 24 hours; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>To the Department within 1 week of the incident, on a form that meets the requirements of Regulation .07 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>An injury that is treated at an off-site medical facility and that results in a positive diagnosis through clinical examination, laboratory test, or X-ray is reported:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Immediately to the health supervisor and, in the case of a minor, to the minor’s parent or guardian; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>To the Department within 4 weeks of the end of camp on a form that meets the requirements of Regulation .07 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>When a camp health supervisor is on duty at the camp, an accident with no apparent injury, such as a fall from a horse, a fall from equipment, or impact from sports equipment, is reported immediately to the health supervisor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>When a camp health supervisor is only available for consultation and not on duty at the camp, the minor’s parent or guardian is notified as soon as possible and before the end of the camp day, verbally or in writing, of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>An illness or injury that is not included in §A or B of this regulation; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>An accident with no apparent injury, such as:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>A fall from a horse;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>A fall from equipment; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Impact from sports equipment;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>An outbreak of a disease or a condition that is required to be reported pursuant to COMAR 10.06.01 is reported:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Immediately to the health supervisor and in the case of a minor, to the minor’s parent or guardian;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Verbally to the Department within 24 hours; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>To the Department within 1 week of the incident on a form that meets the requirements of Regulation .07 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>A medication error or incident that required the administration of emergency use epinephrine is reported:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Immediately to the health supervisor and, in the case of a minor, to the minor’s parent or guardian; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>To the Department within 4 weeks of the end of camp on a form that meets the requirements of Regulation .07 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="G.">
      <text>A camp health supervisor and camp director shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Annually review all health log records and identify opportunities to reduce incidents, accidents, injuries, and medication errors; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Make available to the Department for review written documentation of the findings of the review of health log records.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" heading="Reportable Condition Report Form.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Any reportable condition described in Regulation .06 of this chapter is reported to the Department on a form prescribed by the Department;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Each report form is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Completed in duplicate; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Signed and dated by the person completing the form;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>The original report form is maintained for at least 3 years; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>A copy of the report is forwarded to the Department with personal identifiers removed to maintain confidentiality.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" heading="Camper’s Health Record.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that each camper has on file at the time of admission to a youth camp a written personal health record that includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The name of the camper’s primary care physician or other provider of medical care;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Pertinent information on any health problem including a physical, psychiatric, or behavioral problem;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>The name and phone number of a parent or legal guardian and at least one additional person to contact in an emergency situation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>For a camper who currently resides:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Within the United States, a United States territory, or the District of Columbia, documentation of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The camper’s residence; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Immunization exemptions because of a parental or guardian objection or medical contraindication; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Outside the United States, a United States territory, or the District of Columbia, documentation of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The camper’s residence; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Record of vaccination or immunity on a form prescribed by the Department.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" heading="Staff Member’s or Volunteer’s Health Record.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that each staff member or volunteer has on file at the time of employment or volunteering at a youth camp a written personal health record that includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The name of the staff member’s primary care physician or other provider of medical care;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Pertinent information on any health problem including a physical, psychiatric, or behavioral problem;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>The name and phone number of a person to contact in an emergency; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>For a staff member or volunteer who currently resides:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Within the United States, a United States territory, or the District of Columbia, documentation of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The staff member’s or volunteer’s residence; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Immunization exemptions because of a parental or guardian objection or medical contraindication; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Outside the United States, a United States territory, or the District of Columbia, documentation of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The staff member’s or volunteer’s residence; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Record of vaccination or immunity on a form prescribed by the Department.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" heading="Electronic Records.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>All of the following records may be kept electronically:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A health log;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A camper health record;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>A staff or volunteer health record;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>A Medication Administration Authorization Form;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>A Medication Administration Form;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>A Medication Final Disposition Form; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>When an operator uses standing orders for medication administration, a parent or guardian consent form.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The camp operator shall ensure that an electronic record under §A of this regulation is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Capturing the same required information as the paper record being replaced;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Password protected;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Accessed only by authorized staff members;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Permanent and will not be deleted;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Capable of tracking staff member use of the system and producing an auditable record;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Maintained in a confidential manner;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>Available at all times for review by the Department upon request; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>Retained for a period of 3 years.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>If the electronic record under §A of this regulation is unavailable for any reason, the camp operator shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Provide a paper health log that meets the requirements of Regulation .05 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Record all injuries, illnesses, medication errors, and reportable diseases and conditions as defined in COMAR 10.06.01 in the paper health log until access to the electronic record is restored;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Transcribe all information recorded in the paper health log into the electronic record once access to the electronic record is restored;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Annotate the paper health log to indicate that transcription has occurred;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Retain the paper health log according to the time frame specified in Regulation .05 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Provide an alternative means to access the electronic record.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" heading="Exclusion During Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks.">
    <text>During an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease at a camp, the camp operator shall exclude:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>A camper who does not have documented vaccination or immunity to the relevant vaccine-preventable disease from attending the camp; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>An individual who does not have documented vaccination or immunity to the relevant vaccine-preventable disease from working or volunteering at the camp.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" heading="Exclusion for Acute Illness and Communicable Disease.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>An operator shall ensure that camp staff members:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Monitor a camper for signs and symptoms of acute illness such as vomiting, diarrhea, or a fever;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Arrange for first aid or medical treatment upon observing a sign or symptom of acute illness;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Restrict an affected camper from participating in camp activities so that the camper’s illness is not communicated to another individual;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Provide supervision for an affected camper so that the camper is within sight and hearing of the supervising staff member; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Upon observing a sign or symptom of acute illness:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Report an illness in accordance with Regulation .06E of this chapter; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Except for a residential camp as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02, notify the camper’s parent, guardian, or other designated person that the camper may not remain at camp.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>When an acute illness is reported to the health supervisor, the health supervisor shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Provide medical consultation or treatment; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Report the situation to the local health department in accordance with COMAR 10.06.01.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>If a camper is exhibiting a symptom of acute illness, an operator may not:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Admit an individual to a camp; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Except for a residential camp as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02, allow a camper to remain in a camp.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>An operator may not knowingly allow an individual to participate, work, or volunteer at camp during the period of communicability of a disease or condition listed in COMAR 10.06.01, unless:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The individual is under the care of a licensed health care practitioner; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A licensed health care practitioner or local health officer as applicable approves, in writing, the individual’s attendance.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" heading="Health Treatment.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>A health treatment area:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is maintained within the camp for the temporary isolation and treatment of sick or injured campers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Affords privacy, quiet, continual supervision, and protection from the elements;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Is equipped with:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>First aid supplies specified by the health supervisor; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Provisions for sanitary hand washing; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>In the case of a residential camp as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02, except for a primitive camp as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02, provides:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Hot and cold running water;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>A bathroom with a flush toilet;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>A hand sink;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>A shower;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>An isolation and convalescent area; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Exterior lighting; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Staff members or volunteers wash their hands before and after treatment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" heading="Medications.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>An operator shall ensure that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Except for medication covered by standing orders as described in §I of this regulation, before administration of a medication, written authorization is provided on a Medication Administration Authorization Form meeting the requirements of §F of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Except for a primitive camp as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02, emergency medication, or while a medication is being administered, medication is kept in a locked storage compartment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>A prescription medication is kept in the original container bearing a pharmacy label that includes the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Prescription number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Date filled;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Authorized prescriber’s name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Patient’s name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Name of the medication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Dose of the medication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(g)">
          <text>Route of administration for the medication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(h)">
          <text>Time or frequency of administration for the medication; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Expiration date;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>A nonprescription medication is kept in the original container that includes the directions for use;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Medication is given to the camper from the original container;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>The directions provided in the prescriptive order for the medication found on the Medication Administration Authorization Form or the standing order is followed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>The staff member or designated volunteer administering the medication or supervising a camper who is self-administering medication knows the side effects and toxic effects of the medication;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>Medication is kept in a secure manner;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(9)">
        <text>Emergency medications are handled according to §D of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(10)">
        <text>Medication is stored according to the manufacturer’s directions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(11)">
        <text>A staff member or designated volunteer documents medication administration on a Medication Administration Form meeting the requirements of §G of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(12)">
        <text>A staff member or designated volunteer documents the final disposition of the medication on a Medication Final Disposition Form meeting the requirements of §H of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(13)">
        <text>Except as allowed in §A(14) of this regulation, within 2 weeks after the end of the camping session or when the medication is discontinued, medication is:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Returned to:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>The parent;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>The guardian; or</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>An individual designated by the parent or guardian who has authorization to pick-up the camper and the medication; or</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Destroyed; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(14)">
        <text>If authorized by the parent or guardian, a camper may take their medication with them at the end of the camping session.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Staff Administration — Routine Medication. Except as allowed in §E of this regulation, an operator shall ensure that a routine medication, other than insulin, is administered by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A licensed or certified professional:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Who is authorized to practice in Maryland; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Whose scope of practice includes medication administration; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>An adult staff member or a volunteer who:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Is designated by the operator; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>On an annual basis successfully completes a training course approved annually by the Department.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Staff Administration — Insulin. Except as allowed in §E of this regulation, an operator shall ensure that insulin is administered by a licensed or certified professional:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Who is authorized to practice in Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Whose scope of practice includes medication administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Staff Administration — Emergency Medication.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Except as allowed in Regulation .15 of this chapter, an operator shall ensure that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Emergency medication is:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Carried by the camper needing the medication if authorized according to §E(2) of this regulation;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Carried by an adult staff member or volunteer directly supervising the camper; or</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Stored at a designated easily accessible location; and</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Emergency medication is administered by:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>The camper so long as the camper is capable and authorized to self-administer according to §E of this regulation;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>An adult staff member or volunteer meeting the requirements of §B of this regulation; or</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>An adult staff member or volunteer trained by a health supervisor.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>An operator may allow a camper to self-carry an emergency medication if both the parent or guardian and a licensed or authorized prescriber have provided written consent for the camper to self-carry the emergency medication.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>Self-Administration. An operator may allow a camper to self-administer medication, including insulin, if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Both the parent or guardian and a licensed or authorized prescriber have provided written consent for the camper to self-administer the medication;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The health supervisor has designated an adult staff member or volunteer to supervise the camper while the camper is self-administering medication; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The designated adult staff member or volunteer supervises the camper while the camper is self-administering medication.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>Medication Administration Authorization Form. A Medication Administration Authorization Form shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The written prescriptive order for the medication that includes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The child’s name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The child’s date of birth;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>The condition for which the medication is being administered;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Whether or not the medication is an emergency medication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>The name of the medication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>The dose of the medication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(g)">
          <text>The route of administration for the medication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(h)">
          <text>The time or frequency of administration for the medication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>If PRN, the frequency and for what symptoms the medication should be administered;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(j)">
          <text>The known side effects of the medication specific to the camper;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(k)">
          <text>The date medication administration shall begin;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(l)">
          <text>The date medication administration shall end, not to exceed 1 year from the beginning date;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(m)">
          <text>The authorized prescriber’s name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(n)">
          <text>The authorized prescriber’s title;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(o)">
          <text>The authorized prescriber’s telephone number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(p)">
          <text>The authorized prescriber’s fax number;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(q)">
          <text>The authorized prescriber’s address;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(r)">
          <text>The authorized prescriber’s signature; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(s)">
          <text>The date the form is signed by the authorized prescriber;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The following statement: “I request the authorized youth camp operator, staff member or volunteer to administer the medication or to supervise the camper in self-administration as prescribed by the above authorized prescriber. I certify that I have legal authority to consent to medical treatment for the child named above, including the administration of medication at the facility. I understand that at the end of the authorized period an authorized individual must pick up the medication; otherwise, it will be discarded. I authorize camp personnel and the authorized prescriber indicated on this form to communicate in compliance with HIPAA”;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The parent’s or guardian’s signature;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The date the parent or guardian signed the form;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>The parent’s or guardian’s primary phone number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>The parent’s or guardian’s alternative phone number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>If a camp allows a camper to self-administer medication, authorization to self-administer medication that includes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The following statement: “I authorize self-administration of the above listed medication for the child named above under the supervision of the youth camp operator, a designated staff member or volunteer”;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The signature of the authorized prescriber and the date the form is signed under the statement in §F(7)(a) of this regulation; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>The signature of the parent or guardian and the date the form is signed under the statement in §F(7)(a) of this regulation; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>If a camp allows a camper to self-carry emergency medication, authorization to self-carry emergency medication that includes whether the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Authorized prescriber gives permission for the child to self-carry emergency medication; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Parent or guardian gives permission for the child to self-carry emergency medication.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="G.">
      <text>Medication Administration Form. A Medication Administration Form shall include the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Child’s name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Child’s date of birth;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Name of the medication;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Dose of the medication;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Route of administration for the medication;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Time or frequency of administration for the medication;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>Amount of medication administered;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>Date and time of administration; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(9)">
        <text>Name of the individual who:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Administered the medication to the child; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Supervised self-administration if the child self-administered the medication.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="H.">
      <text>Medication Final Disposition Form. A Medication Final Disposition Form shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The child’s name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The child’s date of birth;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The name of the medication;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The final disposition of the medication;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Documentation that the medication is returned to the parent or guardian, or authorized individual, including the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Name of the individual to whom the medication was returned; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Signature of the staff member or volunteer who returned the medication; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>A section for documenting that the medication was destroyed that includes the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Signature of the individual responsible for destroying the medication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Signature of the individual witnessing the destruction of the medication; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Dates each individual signed the form.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="I.">
      <text>Standing Orders. When standing orders from a licensed or certified professional authorized to prescribe medication are used in place of the Medication Administration Authorization Form required in §A(1) of this regulation, an operator shall ensure that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Written permission is obtained from the child’s parent or guardian to administer the medication; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The medication is administered by a staff member or volunteer who meets the requirements in §B of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="J.">
      <text>Medications at Primitive Camps. Except for emergency medication that the camper is authorized to self-carry according to §E(2) of this regulation, in a primitive camp as defined in COMAR 10.16.06.02, medication is kept inaccessible to the camper.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="K.">
      <text>Staff Member or Volunteer Medication.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>An operator shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Provide a means to secure medication for a staff member or volunteer when a medication is brought to camp; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Ensure that all staff member or volunteer medications are maintained in a secure manner at all times.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Except when a staff member or volunteer is self-administering a medication, an operator shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Ensure that a staff member or volunteer:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Provides written authorization on a Medication Administration Authorization Form meeting the requirements of §F of this regulation for each medication brought to camp; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Who is an adult, signs the Medication Administration Authorization Form in lieu of a parent or guardian; and</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>For a staff member or volunteer taking medication, have on file for each medication:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>A Medication Administration Authorization Form;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>A Medication Administration Form; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>A Medication Final Disposition Form.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="L.">
      <text>Form Retention. An operator shall retain for 3 years and make available to the Department the completed:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Medication Administration Authorization Form;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Medication Administration Form;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Medication Final Disposition Form; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Record of successful training for each staff member or volunteer who is trained to administer medication under §B(2) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" heading="Emergency Epinephrine.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>An individual may apply, on a form prescribed by the Department, for a certificate for emergency epinephrine, which shall be valid for up to 1 year if the applicant:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is an operator of a youth camp;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Is at least 18 years old; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Has successfully completed, at the applicant’s expense, an emergency epinephrine educational training program approved by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The applicant shall submit to the Department with the form required in §A of this regulation a written policy that includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Designation of agents;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The name of the approved emergency epinephrine educational training program; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Procedures to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Store emergency use epinephrine;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Notify a parent or guardian that emergency use epinephrine is available at camp;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Maintain the emergency use epinephrine in a secure manner;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Report use of emergency use epinephrine according to Regulation .06 of this chapter;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Train an emergency epinephrine certificate holder and agent annually; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Maintain documentation of an emergency epinephrine certificate holder and agent training for 3 years.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>A provider of an emergency epinephrine educational training program may apply to the Department to have the training program recognized as approved for 5 years by submitting:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>An application form prescribed by the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A copy of all training program materials, including but not limited to handouts, presentations, and exams; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The following credentials of the instructor:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>License type as required in §E of this regulation; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>License number.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>An emergency epinephrine educational training program shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Use of an emergency use epinephrine pen;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Follow-up procedures with a parent or guardian after an emergency use epinephrine is administered;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>A skills demonstration; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>A written examination.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>An individual teaching an emergency epinephrine educational training program shall be licensed as a physician, a registered nurse, or a certified nurse practitioner.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>The Department shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Issue a certificate for emergency epinephrine to an applicant who meets the requirements in §§A and B of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Deny, revoke or suspend a certificate for emergency epinephrine from an applicant who does not meet the requirements in §§A and B of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Approve an emergency epinephrine educational training program if the training program meets the requirements of §C of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Disapprove an emergency epinephrine educational training program if the training program does not meet the requirement of §C of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>On or before January 31 of each year, publish a report summarizing the information obtained from the Reportable Incident Report Forms submitted to the Department related to the use of emergency use epinephrine at youth camps.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="G.">
      <text>A physician licensed to practice medicine in the State may prescribe emergency use epinephrine in the name of a certificate for emergency epinephrine holder.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="H.">
      <text>A pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy in the State or a physician may dispense emergency use epinephrine under a prescription issued to a certificate for emergency epinephrine holder.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="I.">
      <text>A certificate for emergency epinephrine holder may:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>On presentment of a certificate for emergency epinephrine, receive from any physician licensed to practice medicine in the State a prescription for auto-injectable epinephrine; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Possess and store prescribed auto-injectable epinephrine.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="J.">
      <text>In an emergency situation when physician or emergency medical services are not immediately available, a certificate for emergency epinephrine holder or agent may administer emergency use epinephrine to an individual who is experiencing or believed in good faith by the certificate for emergency epinephrine holder or agent to be experiencing anaphylaxis.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".16" heading="Appeal Rights.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland, or in this regulation, before the Department takes any final action to deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate for emergency epinephrine the Department shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The Department shall give the applicant for a certificate for emergency epinephrine:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Written notice of the denial, suspension, or revocation of the certificate for emergency epinephrine;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The reasons for the denial, suspension, or revocation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>In accordance with §A of this regulation, an opportunity for a hearing.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>A person shall request a hearing, if a hearing is desired, by submitting to the Department a written request for a hearing.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>To preserve the right to a hearing, a person shall submit the written request within 10 calendar days of the receipt of the denial, suspension, or revocation notice.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Family Law Article, §§5-560 — 5-568, 5-704, and 5-705; Health-General Article, §§2-104, 13-701 — 13-708, 14-402(d), 14-403, 18-318, and 18-403;Health Occupations Article, §§8-6A-01 — 8-6A-16 and 14-306; Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date:</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .01—.13, .15, and .16 adopted effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 408)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02B amended effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03A amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 254)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06F amended effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .14 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 30, 2016 (43:15 Md. R. 861); emergency expired effective December 26, 2016</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .14 adopted effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 254)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .15 amended effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>