Children's Camps
- Aquatic Certifications for NYS Bathing Facilities
- Bunk Bed Guardrail Requirements
- Camp Aquatics Director for NYS Children's Camp Bathing Facilities
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification for NYS Children's Camps and NYS Bathing Facilities
- Children's Camps in NYS Brochure
- Children's Camps Written Safety Plan Guide (PDF, 261KB, 44pg.)
- Counselors-In-Training (CIT) for NYS Children's Camp Program
- Epinephrine Auto-Injection Use by Children's Camps
- Childrens Camps and the Epinephrine Auto-Injector Device Law
- First Aid Certification for NYS Children's Camp Staff
- How to Obtain a Permit to Operate a Children's Camp
- Learn to Swim Programs
- Minimum Water Depths for Head First Diving From Pool Decks, Starting Blocks, Docks and Similar Low Fixed Platforms
- NYS Bathing Facilities Level III and IV Aquatic Supervision Staff - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation* (CPR) Certification
- NYS Child Safety Law - Chapter 260
- Progressive Swimming Instructor for NYS Children's Camps
- Required Reporting for Injury and Illness Poster (PDF, 640KB, 1pg.)
- Children's Camp Swimming Fact Sheet
- Wilderness Swimming Guidance
- Wilderness Swimming Site Field Assessment Tool
Bats in Children's Camps
- General Guidelines for Management of Bat-Related Incidents at Children's Camps
- Fact Sheet for Bat Habitat Inspection and Batproofing in Children's Camps
- Bat Capture Kit for Children's Camps
Forms
- DOH-367 - Children's Camp Facility & Staff Description (PDF, 30KB, 2pg.)
- DOH-367a - Children's Camp Additional Staff Qualifications (PDF, 14KB, 2pg.)
- DOH-2040 - Children's Camp Written Plan Checklist (PDF, 25KB, 2pg.)
- DOH-2271 - Prospective Children' Camp Director Certified Statement (PDF, 171KB, 1pg.)
- DOH-1309 - Engineering Report for Swimming Pool Plans (PDF, 1.33MB, 4pg.)
- DOH-1323 - Report on Operation of Swimming Pool (PDF, 63KB, 2pgs.)
- DOH-2287 - Daily Report on Beach Operations (PDF, 303KB, 2pgs.)
- DOH-2436 - Engineering Report for Bathing Beaches (PDF, 1.93MB, 2pg.)
Incident Summary Reports
Meningococcal Disease
- Fact Sheet
- NYS Public Health Law § 2167 (signed bill)
- Template - Sample Vaccination Response Form - This template is provided as a downloadable Microsoft Word Document, file size approximately 22 KB. If you have any questions regarding this template or need technical assistance, please call the Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection at 518-402-7600.
- Template - Sample Overnight Children's Camp Parent Letter - This template is provided as a downloadable Microsoft Word Document, file size aprpoximately 30KB. If you have any questions regarding this template or need technical assistance, please call the Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection at 518-402-7600.