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Kathy,

Contact your local American Camp Association chapter. They will have the
best recommendations based on the laws in your state.

Ann

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Ann Wasser
LiMPETS Coordinator
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
(831) 648-5716 ext. 14 office
(831) 747-7475 cell
www.limpetsmonitoring.org
www.pgmuseum.org

On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Fournier, Kathy <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

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> Hello:
> I need some advice about camp legalities. Specifically medication and
> medical release forms.
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> 1. In terms of medicines, do you keep meds for campers and give them to
> them at a specific time/ Do you ABSOLUTELY not accept meds form parents
> that you have to administer? IS it OK if the camper keeps the meds on their
> person and takes them on their own? Do these policies stay the same for
> Epi-Pens and/or inhalers?
>
> 2. Medical Release Forms. Will you allow a camper to attend camp if you do
> not have the MRF on file? How long do you keep MRF's as "active/' If they
> attended spring break camps do they have to resubmit for Summer?
>
> 3. is there a website that gives a state by state code for these types of
> questions?
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> 4. Because we are a non-profit how does that differ in terms of liability
> or rules we may or may not have to follow vs. other places that offer camps?
>
>
> Thanks, Kathy
>
> Kathy Fournier
> Vice President of Education
> McWane Science Center
> 200 19th Street North
> Birmingham, AL 35203
> 205-714-8254
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