Rosario Ucanan

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).

Child Health Record: The provider shall have a complete and current general health record on file when the child begins attending the family child care home, signed and dated by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse. These records shall be returned to the parent when the child is withdrawn from the family child care home.

Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(2).

Immunizations: For each child enrolled, the provider shall maintain on file a complete immunization record.

Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(2)(A)(v) and/or 19a-87b-10(l).

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).

Prescription Meds Stored/Labeled: Medication shall be stored in the original child-resistant safety container and appropriately labeled. Except for nonprescription topical medications and emergency medications, medication shall be stored in a locked area or a locked container, in a refrigerator in keeping with the label directions away from food and inaccessible to children and unauthorized personnel. Controlled medication shall be stored as required by statute. Emergency medications shall be stored in a safe manner, inaccessible to other children, to allow for quick access in an emergency.

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

Capacity: The provider shall maintain the family child care home within the license capacity.

Rule 19a-87b-10(a). From a complaint.

Transferability: A license shall not be assigned by a provider to any other person under any circumstances. A provider shall not use a substitute for more than one hour per day on a regularly, recurring basis which effectively franchises or transfers the family child care services to the substitute. A family child care home license is only valid for the residence for which it has been issued.

Rule 19a-87b-5(c). From a complaint.

Judgment: The applicant and provider shall demonstrate the personal qualities appropriate for working and communicating with children and their families and other adults.

Rule 19a-87b-6(e). From a complaint.

Infants Placed in Safe Crib/Snug Mattress/Tight Sheet: Infants under 12 months shall be placed to sleep in a well-constructed, free standing crib or other piece of equipment designed for infant sleeping and appropriate for the particular child, with a snug fitting mattress covered by a tightly-fitted sheet.

Rule 19a-87b-10(f)(1) and/or 19a-87b-10(f)(4).

Child Health Record: The provider shall have a complete and current general health record on file when the child begins attending the family child care home, signed and dated by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse. These records shall be returned to the parent when the child is withdrawn from the family child care home.

Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(2).

Infants Placed in Safe Crib/Snug Mattress/Tight Sheet: Infants under 12 months shall be placed to sleep in a well-constructed, free standing crib or other piece of equipment designed for infant sleeping and appropriate for the particular child, with a snug fitting mattress covered by a tightly-fitted sheet.

Rule 19a-87b-10(f)(1) and/or 19a-87b-10(f)(4).

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.

Clean/Sanitary Environment: The facility and equipment shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and shall not pose a health hazard to children.

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

Freedom of Hazards: The facility and equipment shall be in good repair, and reasonably free from anything that may be potentially dangerous to children.

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

Harmful Substances and Materials Inaccessible: All potentially harmful substances and materials shall be inaccessible to children.

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

Stairways: Protected/Handrails: Every stairway shall have a sturdy handrail with no areas in which a child may fall through, shall provide safe passageway and be maintained free of obstructions. There shall be a gate or other structure in place that may be hung, drawn or lowered at the entry of stairways accessible to children to prevent falls.

Rule 19a-87b-9(d)(4)(D).

Working Telephone/Emergency Numbers Posted: The provider shall have a working telephone at the family child care home, with emergency numbers posted in a readily accessible location in an area where family child care services are provided which is known to the provider and all staff.

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