Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 1.1 - Child Care Homes
Section 1.1-28 - Initial licensure

Universal Citation: 470 IN Admin Code 1.1-28

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2

Sec. 28.

(a) An applicant for a child care home license shall do the following:

(1) Attend an orientation training arranged or approved by the CDFC.

(2) Comply with application procedures required by this rule.

(3) Submit to the COFC a completed, signed application for a child care home license, including attachments required to demonstrate compliance with this rule.

(4) Submit a statement attesting that the applicant has not been:
(A) convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of children; and

(B) charged with:
(i) a felony; or

(ii) a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of children; during the pendency of the application.

(5) Within thirty (30) days of application, submit a written medical statement, including proof of a Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray, signed by a physician or a certified nurse practitioner. (Refer to section 34 of this rule.)

(6) Submit a water quality test as required by section 47(b) of this rule.

(b) The COFC shall do the following:

(1) Conduct a criminal history check on the applicant and the applicant's spouse.

(2) Conduct a check of the applicant, the applicant's spouse, and any others living in the home to determine whether their name appears on the sex offender registry, IC 5-2-12[IC 5-2-12 was repealed by P.L. 173-2006, SECTION 55, effective July 1, 2006. et seq.

(3) Schedule a visit to the home during normal business hours and complete a child care home inspection checklist.

(4) Submit a written recommendation for child care home licensure to the CDFC based upon the home inspection checklist and the documents submitted by the applicant under subsection (a).

(5) The COFC shall return an incomplete application to applicant(s) with a notation as to omissions and without acting on the application.

(c) The CDFC shall approve or deny the application for child home care licensure within sixty (60) days of the date the application is received by the COFC.

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