Right, wrong, indifferent, here is what we do:
The new Navigator program makes this much easier once entered. The
medical release forms are printed after the first of the year to expire at
the end of the year. Lots of insurance companies issue new cards the
first of every year. The forms are turned into the Ranger office where 2
copies are made. The original is given back to the Outpost Commander and
put in a red (easier to see) binder. One copy is put in the office binder
and one in the Sr. Cmdrs binder. The group Cmdr and I each carry our
binders to every outing (in case of getting split up or different
vehicles) and the other is left for Pastor or someone else if something
happens and it is needed. There is also a copy of the roster of who when
on the trip left with the binder.
The Ranger office is locked unless a Cmdr is in there, and each Cmdr keeps
the group binder in their possession.
Dave Swain
Senior Commander
Outpost 89
Northeast Section Deputy Commander
Potomac District
Bethel Assembly of God
Martinsburg, WV
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Jones<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: DJ<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ;
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [RR] Medical information privacy
In the Successful Outpost Module it clearly outlines you get a "FRESH"
permission slip and medical release form for each boy for each outing. I
agree totally.
A medical release form stuffed away in someones desk at a locked church
at
9:30 pm and one is with his outpost 35 miles away isn't going to do much
good especially if the boy has medications he is supposed to be taking
and
you don't have a sheet on that... when, how much, ect.. I have seen this
system time and time again have boys on outings with no permission slip,
medical release from in the leaders possession. To me this isn't smart.
I made a simple policy change in this respect and it worked very well for
a
lot of years. Every outing must have a signed permission slip and a
signed
medical release form before they will be allowed to go... we made that
goal
almost always. I told the parents we would be going on 12 outings this
year make a dozen copies of the medical release and if nothing changes
just
hand that back in. Worked great and I had the latest contact and medical
data current to that day. I have not seen a system that worked better
than
this.
Each outing the papers all went in a 3 ring binder and it had a money
envelope, checkoff sheet that had each boy in the outpost listed and
check
box for medical release permission slip and paid and left check boxes.
One
could do roll call, and have the boys that took meds highlighted all
handy
and ready to go.
This is a free download....The Ranger Database does this and prints off a
medical release form that is custom fit to each church, outpost etc. All
I
ever kept from a event was who attended and that was tracked peerlessly.
Almost all paperwork was thrown away after the event because it was
STALE.
My two cents.
Mark Jones
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----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 6:30 PM
Subject: [RR] Medical information privacy
> Greetings in Christ!
>
> An interesting discussion came up at my last leaders meeting at Evangel
> Temple AG in KC, MO.
> It seems some of my leaders are concerned about the privacy of the
medical
> information we gather and how it should be protected.
> I've been checking out Ranger Navigator, a fairly new database system
by
> Ray
> Skinner, (www.rangerdepot.com<http://www.rangerdepot.com/>) its
fantastic and of course it has a
> complete
> section on medical information for each boy. I thought it was a great
idea
> to keep this information stored in the database, but then I realized I
> intended for any commander in the outpost to be able to use Ranger
> Navigator
> to keep all of our records current so everyone would have access to the
> medical stuff. On the other hand, I feil that any medical information
> about
> boys in our outpost should be made known to any commander who was going
to
> be responsible/spending time with that boy.
> My dilemma is basically the security of this information.
> I am almost certain we do not fall under the 1996 federal Health
Insurance
> Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), however I was hoping that
> perhaps someone has some solid, legal knowledge in this area as to how
we
> are required to handle the medical information we collect. In the past,
I
> have always kept these medical forms in a folder in my desk. Common
sense
> would dictate it not be available to the general public, but should it
be
> locked up? Do staff church members have a right to see the information?
Is
> there "official" guidelines on who has a need to know?
>
> Contributors to this discussion should refrain from expressing
opinions,
> everyone has an opinion on this very sensitive subject. Sound,
> researchable
> information will greatly benefit us all. I would also be curious if the
> national office has any policy regarding this, perhaps in an LTA
training
> module I haven't taken yet.
>
> in His service,
> All for the glorification of His kingdom
>
> DJ Hall
> Senior Commander
> Outpost #78
> Kansas City Section
> S. MO District
> Gulf Region
> www.rangerdj.com<http://www.rangerdj.com/>
>
>
>
>
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