Patient Sick Policy

At Therapy Adventures, we realize that therapy is very important to you and your child. However, providing treatment to a patient who is not feeling well is not therapeutic and risks exposing providers to an infection or disease that may spread to other patients. Due to health concerns with many of our patients, we must be cautious about exposing children to infection or disease. Therefore, we have established the following illness exclusion policy, which adheres to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Infection Control guidelines.

Therapy will not occur if the patient has exhibited any one of the following symptoms within the last 24 hours:

• Fever (100°F underarm; 100°F oral; 102°F rectal; 101°F ear)

• Diarrhea (runny, watery, or bloody stools)

• Vomiting (twice or more in 24 hours)

• Body rash with fever

• Sore throat with fever and swollen glands

• Severe coughing (red or blue in the face and makes a high-pitched whoop after cough)

• Eye discharge (thick mucus or pus draining from eye, or pink eye)

• Yellowish skin or eyes

• Upper respiratory illness such as bronchitis or influenza

• Chicken pox (until all blisters have dried and formed scabs)

• Bacterial infection (Impetigo, Strep Throat, etc.)

• Viral infection (Hand, Foot and Mouth, Roseola, etc.)

• Any parasitic infestation (Lice, Scabies, etc.)

• Extreme irritability, exhaustion, or continuous crying

Patient must be symptom-free for 24 hours, without the use of medications, before returning to therapy.

If your or your child are exhibiting any of the above symptoms, contact our front desk and your therapist as soon as possible to reschedule your appointment. If you are unsure regarding your/your child’s status, please contact your therapist and they will use their discretion in deciding whether therapy should occur as scheduled. In the event we begin an appointment and find you/your child is exhibiting any of the above listed symptoms, we reserve the right to cancel the session and attempt to reschedule for a later date. Adherence to this policy will help keep you, your child, and the other children and families we serve, safe. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please discuss them with your therapy provider.