Daphne Davis

Background Check: The applicant, provider, prospective employees, assistants, substitutes and each household member shall submit to a comprehensive background check. Such persons shall not have record that the Commissioner reasonably believes renders such person ineligible. The provider shall not employ program staff who have a record the commissioner reasonably believes renders such staff ineligible. The provider shall maintain at the family child care home evidence of compliance with the comprehensive background check requirements. The provider shall make available to the OEC any information obtained concerning comprehensive background checks upon request.

Rule 19a-87b-8a(a)-(f).

Water Temperature: The water temperature at the tap shall be within a range of sixty degrees Fahrenheit to one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit.

Rule 19a-87b-9(h).

Enrollment Form: For each child enrolled, the provider shall maintain on file a current and complete enrollment form. This form shall be kept for one year after a child ceases to be enrolled in the family child care home.

Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(1).

Authorized Release: For each child enrolled, the provider shall have on file and shall keep updated the parent’s written permission and instructions specifying the name, address and telephone numbers of persons permitted to remove the child from the family child care home on behalf of the parent.

Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(3)(A).

Emergency Permission Form: For each child enrolled, the provider shall have on file and shall keep updated the parent’s written permission and instructions specifying name, address and telephone numbers of emergency medical care provider for the children.

Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(3)(B).

Field Trip and Transportation Permission: For each child enrolled, the provider shall have on file and shall keep updated the parent’s written permission and instructions specifying any activity away from the family child care home, including days and times, and transportation for children leaving the family child care home by the provider or staff.

Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(3)(C) and/or 19a-87b-10(b)(3)(D).

Incident Log: The provider shall have on file an incident log for each enrolled child to record accidents, incidents that shall be reported to the Department of Children and Families, injuries, illnesses or unusual behaviors that occur and observations of the child made by the provider during business hours. The incident log shall be complete and be available upon request to the Office of Early Childhood and shared with the parent(s) no later than the next business day.

Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(4).

Individual Plan of Care: The provider shall maintain in the family child care home a written individual plan of care for each child with disabilities or special health care needs who requires special care be taken or provided while the child is at the family child care home. Such plan shall be developed with the child�s parent(s) and health care provider at intake, implemented and updated as necessary. Such plan shall include appropriate care of the child in the event of a medical or other emergency and shall be signed by the provider, parent(s) and any approved staff members responsible for the care of the child.

Rule 19a-87b-10(d)(3).

Written Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission: Except for nonprescription topical medications, no medication, prescription or nonprescription, shall be administered to a child without the written order of an authorized prescriber and the written permission of the child�s parent(s) which shall be on file at the family child care home. The medication shall be administered only in accordance with the written order of the authorized prescriber and shall not administer the first dose of any medication, except in an emergency.

Rule 19a-87b-17(b)(3).

MAR Maintained: Except for nonprescription topical medications, individual written medication administration records for each child shall be maintained, reviewed prior to administering each dose of medication and kept on file at the family child care home.

Rule 19a-87b-17(b)(4).

Medical Statement: The provider shall be physically, emotionally and mentally able to handle child care responsibilities and emergencies and shall be free from any mental, emotional or physical health problems which may impair such ability or otherwise adversely affect the children in care. The provider shall furnish to the Office of Early Childhood, medical information and documentation as requested.

Rule 19a-87b-6(b).

Emergency Evacuation Drills-Quarterly: The provider and staff shall be periodically instructed and kept informed of their duties under the plan and shall practice at least quarterly an emergency evacuation drill. A written log of the practiced drills shall be maintained at the family child care home for one year.

Rule 19a-87b-9(d)(5).

Carbon Monoxide Detector: Family child care homes that utilize combustible fuel shall be equipped with at least one operable carbon monoxide (CO) detector on each occupied level of the home. CO detectors shall comply with the Underwriters Laboratories Standards for Safety and shall be operated in accordance with the manufacturer�s instructions.

Rule 19a-87b-9(d)(7).

Water Temperature: The water temperature at the tap shall be within a range of sixty degrees Fahrenheit to one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit.

Rule 19a-87b-9(h).

First Aid Supplies: The provider shall have at least one portable, readily accessible first aid kit where children are in care, including field trips. Each kit shall be a closed container for storing first aid supplies, accessible to the provider and substitute at all times but out of the reach of children. First aid kits shall contain required supplies and shall be restocked after use.

Rule 19a-87b-9(m) and/or 19a-87b-9(n).

Individual Plan of Care: The provider shall maintain in the family child care home a written individual plan of care for each child with disabilities or special health care needs who requires special care be taken or provided while the child is at the family child care home. Such plan shall be developed with the child�s parent(s) and health care provider at intake, implemented and updated as necessary. Such plan shall include appropriate care of the child in the event of a medical or other emergency and shall be signed by the provider, parent(s) and any approved staff members responsible for the care of the child.

Rule 19a-87b-10(d)(3).

Policies and Procedures for Adm of Meds: If the provider administers medications of any kind, they shall have written policies and procedures at the family child care home governing the administration of medications.

Rule 19a-87b-17.

Written Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission: Except for nonprescription topical medications, no medication, prescription or nonprescription, shall be administered to a child without the written order of an authorized prescriber and the written permission of the child�s parent(s) which shall be on file at the family child care home. The medication shall be administered only in accordance with the written order of the authorized prescriber and shall not administer the first dose of any medication, except in an emergency.

Rule 19a-87b-17(b)(3).

MAR Maintained: Except for nonprescription topical medications, individual written medication administration records for each child shall be maintained, reviewed prior to administering each dose of medication and kept on file at the family child care home.

Rule 19a-87b-17(b)(4).

Emergency Med/Equipment Labeled and Current: The provider shall require the parent(s) of a child who has a prescription for a premeasured commercially prepared auto-injector used to treat an allergic reaction or injectable equipment used to administer glucagon or other injectable medication or rectal medication or inhalant medication to treat asthma, to provide the injector or equipment labeled with the information from the authorized prescriber upon enrollment and attendance of such child at the family child care home, and replace such medication and equipment prior to its expiration date.

Rule 19a-87b-17(b)(5)(E).

Emergency Plan: The provider shall develop a written plan for the protection of children and staff in the event of emergencies.

Rule 19a-87b-9(d)(5).

Emergency Evacuation Drills-Quarterly: The provider and staff shall be periodically instructed and kept informed of their duties under the plan and shall practice at least quarterly an emergency evacuation drill. A written log of the practiced drills shall be maintained at the family child care home for one year.

Rule 19a-87b-9(d)(5).

Washing/Toileting/Sewage/Garbage Facilities: The washing and toileting facilities shall be adequate to ensure the health, safety and comfort of the children in care. A mechanism for individual hand drying shall be accessible. Sewage and garbage disposal systems shall ensure a sanitary environment. Garbage and trash shall be disposed of properly and kept covered.

Rule 19a-87b-9(h).

Water Temperature: The water temperature at the tap shall be within a range of sixty degrees Fahrenheit to one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit.

Rule 19a-87b-9(h).