Risk Management
Since CPM programs takes over the care, custody, and/or control of minors during the program, it is of the utmost importance that the programs are taking precautions to ensure the safety of the participants. During the risk assessment, the UYP office’s first priority is to check to see if the program has completed and turned in all of the items listed in the compliance checklist.
Next, the UYP office’s priority is to assess the program with the lens of a parent, or someone external to the organization, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of minors participating in the program. That includes reviewing the application for solutions to mitigate any physical, reputational, emotional, financial, or facilities risks. Examples of risk management include, but are not limited to, providing financial scholarships to students who could not afford to attend, create a new walking route to avoid walking close to a construction zone, or hiring a nurse to be on call during the program.
Participant Medication
All programs must obtain authorization to administer any medication to youth from the participant’s parent or guardian using the Authorization for Dispensing Medication.
- Authorization must be given for administering prescription and over-the-counter medication.
- The participant’s parent/guardian may not authorize administering medication in excess of the medication’s label instructions or the directions of the participant’s healthcare professional.
- Note: Parent/guardian authorization is NOT required for administering a medication to a participant in a medical emergency to prevent the death or serious bodily injury of the participant, provided that the medication is administered as prescribed, directed, or intended.
- Authorization for Dispensing Medication – English
- Authorization for Dispensing Medication – Spanish
If the CPM chooses not to administer any medication, parents or guardians must be notified prior to the participant’s enrollment in the program.
- For participants 15 years of age and older, programs may use the Permission for Self-Medication Form.
- This provides an opportunity for the parent/guardian to provide written permission for their child to be responsible for and administer their own medication under the condition that the participant can self-manage care and will be the only one who receives the medication.
- Permission for Self-Medication Form – English
- Permission for Self-Medication Form – Spanish
- There is also the Parent/Guardian Authorization, Waiver, and Consent for Over-the-Counter Medication Form that allows parents to provide permission for the administration of over-the-counter medications as well.
For further specific instructions for administering medication, please refer to the CPM University Rule.