• Every Group Leader must complete and return a "Staff Certification Register" with the Reservation Information Packet at least two months prior to arrival.  This Register is to be used by the Group Leader to document the dates that each worker has completed the required qualifications.  The H. E. Butt Foundation requires all groups to provide certified Lifeguards and Medical Staff. Photocopies of each lifeguard certificate and medical staff certificate/license must be submitted with the Staff Certification Register.  "Yough camp" workers require additional certifications (see Texas Youth Camp Safety & Health Rule §265.12.)

MEDICAL

• At a minimum,  a person with an  American Red Cross Community First-Aid and Safety Certificate or equivalent must be with your group at all times.  Current license or certificate must be presented at camp to the Guest Services Manager.  We do not provide first-aid providers.
• In the event of a need for further medical consultation, a physician in Kerrville is on call at all times to advise your group's First-Aid Provider.    Contact Guest Services Manager for phone number.  There is normally a charge for after-hours telephone calls.  
• In the event of serious injury or illness, the physician on call must be consulted immediately and the parents or guardians notified as soon as possible.  Any serious accident, illness, or death involving any camper must be reported to the Camp Staff immediately.
• A written arrangement has been made with Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in Kerrville (830-896-4200) for medical treatment in the case of serious illness or injury.  Your group must provide your own transportation for any sick or injured camper.  If the emergency is life-threatening, first call 911, then call Camp Staff at 232-6671.  Always call the Camp Staff!
• Your group must provide your own fully equipped first-aid kit, which should be readily available during all camp activities.
• A person with a communicable disease or who is suspected of such illness must be isolated to insure both safety to other persons and quiet to the patient.  Any child that is isolated must have adult supervision.
• A bound medical log listing date, name of the patient, ailment, probable cause, and the treatment prescribed must be kept by your First-Aid Provider.  A spiral notebook will satisfy this requirement.
• Your group's First-Aid Provider must keep an individual health history record on each person in your group.  This record must be present in your campsite during your stay and contain the person's name, date of birth, allergies, immunizations, current medications, parent's name and address with telephone number, and parent or guardian authorization for emergency medical care if the need arises.
• All prescription medications must be kept under lock, except when in the possession of your authorized First-Aid Provider.  Medication shall be administered by your First-Aid Provider only.  Please bring a locking box to secure medications.

Waterfront

• All waterfront activities must be attended and supervised by an adult who holds a current American Red Cross Lifeguard certification or its equivalent.  Certificate must be presented at camp to the Guest Services Manager.  A minimum of one certified lifeguard and one trained adult lookout per 15 swimmers is required.  We do not provide lifeguards.
• Your Waterfront Director is responsible for procedures of waterfront safety and must insure that they are strictly enforced.  Waterfront staff must not engage in any other duties or activities that would prevent their attention or response to those in their charge.
• American Red Cross, YMCA, or Boy Scouts of America swim tests must be used to determine each child's swimming ability.  Children must then be confined to areas suitable to their respective swimming skills.
• A method of checking swimmers in and out of the water must be established and enforced.  Recommended methods are the check or buddy board, the buddy system, the colored cap system, or any combination of these.
• Life-saving equipment  (shepherd's crook and flotation device) is provided at your campsite's swimming area.  Your certified Waterfront Director is responsible to provide all other equipment and determine that the life-saving equipment is operational and immediately available for use in case of an emergency.
• U. S. Coastguard-approved life preservers are provided at your campsite for watercraft.  Each occupant of a watercraft must wear a properly fitted life preserver at all times while in the watercraft.
• WITHOUT A CERTIFIED LIFEGUARD, A GROUP MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES.
  

Adherence to the Texas Youth Camps Safety and Health Act is required.  A complete listing of these regulations may be obtained online from:  www.dshs.state.tx.us/youthcamp/default.shtm