Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
In addition to Section
101152, the following shall
apply:
(d)
(1)
"Child Care Center for Mildly Ill Children" means any child care center or part
of a child care center of any capacity where less than 24-hour per-day
nonmedical care and supervision are provided to mildly ill children in a group
setting.
(h)
(1)
"Health Professional" means a physician licensed by the State of California, or
a person licensed by the State of California to perform medical procedures
prescribed by a physician. This shall include, but not be limited to,
physician's assistants, registered nurses and licensed vocational
nurses.
(l)
(1)
"Level I Child Care Center for Mildly Ill Children" means a child care center
that provides care to mildly ill children and meets the following criteria:
(A) The program is a component of a licensed
child care center that serves well children and only accepts mildly ill
children who normally attend the center's component(s) for well
children.
(B) The "qualified staff
person" is a director as specified in Sections
101615(a) and
(b), or a teacher as specified in Section
101616.2(b).
(C) The center may accept children with
conditions/symptoms/illnesses as specified in Section
101626.1(e) if a
health clearance is obtained as specified in Section
101626.1(f).
(D) The center does not serve children with
conditions/symptoms/illnesses as specified in Sections
101626.1(g) and
(h), including but not limited to:
1. Diarrhea due to confirmed shigella,
salmonella or giardia.
2.
Contagious stages of chicken pox, measles and
mumps.
(2)
"Level II Child Care Center for Mildly Ill Children" means a child care center
that provides care to mildly ill children and meets the following criteria:
(A) The program may be licensed as either of
the following:
1. A free-standing center that
provides care only to mildly ill children.
2. A component of a licensed child care
center that serves well children and may accept children who do not normally
attend the center's component(s) for well children.
(B) The "qualified staff person" is a
licensed health professional.
(C)
The center may accept children with conditions/symptoms/illnesses as specified
in Section
101626.1(e) if a
health clearance is obtained as specified in Section
101626.1(f).
(D) The center may not accept children with
the following conditions/symptoms/illnesses except as specified:
1. Diarrhea due to confirmed shigella,
salmonella or giardia except as specified in Section
101626.1(i).
2. Contagious stages of chicken pox or mumps
except as specified in Section
101626.1(j).
(E) The center does not serve children with
conditions/symptoms/illnesses as specified in Section
101626.1(h).
(m)
(1)
"Mildly Ill Child" means any child who is prohibited from participating in a
child care center as defined in Section
101152 due to discomfort, injury
or symptoms of illness.
(A) A mildly ill
child shall include but not be limited to:
1.
A child who would otherwise be cared for and supervised by his/her authorized
representative or a person without a medical background.
2. A child who is recovering from an illness
such as a cold or the flu, or who needs nonmedical postoperative convalescent
care.
(q)
(1)
"Qualified Staff Person" in a Level I child care center for mildly ill children
means a director as specified in Sections
101615(a) and
(b), or a teacher as specified in Sections
101616.2(a) and
(b).
(2) "Qualified Staff Person" in a Level II
child care center for mildly ill children means a licensed health
professional.
1. New
section filed 7-10-95; operative 8-9-95 (Register 95, No. 28).
2.
Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (d), (l)(1)-(m)(A)1. and
(q)(1)-(2) filed 10-26-98 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 98, No. 44).
3. Editorial correction of
section and HISTORY 2 (Register 2002, No. 39).
Note: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and
Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73, 1596.74, 1596.75, 1596.750,
1596.76 and 1596.81, Health and Safety
Code.
