KRS 199.8951: Use of epinephrine auto -injectors in child -care centers and family child -

care homes -- Administrative regulations.

(1) A child -care center licensed under KRS 199.896 and a family child -care home

certified under KRS 199.8982 may comply with KRS 311. 646 and obtain a

prescription for epinephrine auto -injectors. These epinephrine auto -injectors shall

be stored in a secure, accessible, readily available location not accessible to

children, for quick administration.

(2) The cabinet shall promulgate admini strative regulations governing epinephrine

auto-injectors in licensed child -care centers and certified family child -care homes,

including:

(a) Any center- or home-specific requirements that the cabinet deems necessary

for the safe and proper storage, admin istration, and disposal of epinephrine

auto-injectors;

(b) A written plan of action in case of an emergency necessitating the

administration of an epinephrine auto-injector in a center or home; and

(c) A written notice that is provided to a child's parents , custodians, or guardians

stating that the center or home has epinephrine auto -injectors at the center or

home and that the center or home will notify a child's parents, custodians, or

guardians when a epinephrine auto-injector is used on their child.