The safety and well-being of your child is of utmost concern when participating in Whitewater Center Summer Camps. For this reason, policies for the administration of medications have been designed to protect participants. Only those medications that are necessary and cannot be scheduled outside the hours of the camp will be given during the program. All campers must self-administer their medication. We understand that some cases may arise when the camp’s staff may be requested to administer medication. By completing the information in the registration, the Whitewater Camp staff is authorized to administer physician-prescribed medication when necessary.
Whitewater employees only administer medication to participants if:
Medication is in a container dispensed by a pharmacy with the participant’s name, name of medication, the date the prescription was filled, and directions are clearly marked.
The pharmacist or physician’s label, which must be on the bottle, will serve as the physician’s order.
It is the Parent/Guardian’s Responsibility to:
Provide medication in a current prescription container, which includes the participant’s name, physician’s name, medication name, dose, and time to be given, and how it is to be administered.
Provide new, labeled containers when medication changes are made.
Transport medication to program site and provide to staff.
Know that medications will not be stored overnight or over the weekends and recreation employees will dispose of empty containers (unless otherwise instructed).