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Council of Delegates Approve Revision
to Standards!
In December 2007, the Council of Delegates
had the opportunity to participate in
two open hearings (via conference call)
which were followed by an online vote
resulting in approval of the following
Standards Revisions. These revisions
will be effective for the 2008 season.
HR-4
Delete staff screening
for user group references throughout the
interpretation.
The changes in this occur in the first
sentence of the first paragraph AND in
the Demonstration of Compliance.
The first sentence in the interpretation
should read: The camp must implement
established screening policies for its
own operation.
HR-4 will no longer
apply to user groups.
There is no
actual revision to the wording of the actual
standard; all revisions apply to the interpretation.
OM-19
Does the camp require the written user-group
agreement to specify?
ADD 6th bullet to
read: Recommendation
to user group leaders of the need for appropriate
screening policies for all user group staff
with responsibility for or access to campers.
PD-23
Does the camp require the following for
all firearm activities?
ADD 4th bullet to
23B to read: A plan for
dealing with spent lead bullets consistent
with applicable local environmental regulations.
All references to paintball should be
removed from the interpretation for this
standard. PAINTBALL will be listed
as one of the specialized activities requiring
protective equipment (3rd bullet, page
186).
Be watching for additional resource information
regarding PD-23B in the March issue of
Inside ACA and on the ACA Web site.
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ACA Health Forms
A variety of forms for use by camps are
available
online. These
forms are made available to ACA members
as a member benefit and can be downloaded
from this site for no charge. Many
of the forms are customizable for your
camp (you can place your camp logo and
address in specifically designated "boxes").
The customizable forms include Staff
Health History, Medical Recommendation
for Camp Employees and other useful health-related
forms.
Used together for overnight camps, the
Camper Health History
Form (four-page form
completed by parent/guardian) and the Camper
Health Care Recommendations (one-page
form completed by physician) replace the
old "Green form," which will NOT be updated/revised.
The new form more specifically addresses
many concerns of the camp director including: allergies;
dietary restrictions; mental, emotional,
and social health of the camper, etc. Day
camps can use the Camp Health History alone
in order to meet the ACA Standards.
The Camper Health
History Form and the Camper
Health Care Recommendation Form, along with
a variety of other forms are also available
for purchase in 100 count packs through the
ACA Bookstore at: https://www.acabookstore.org/pdfForms.cfm.
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