Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 1.1 - Child Care Homes
Section 1.1-32 - Documentation requirements
Universal Citation: 470 IN Admin Code 1.1-32
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.2
Sec. 32.
(a) The licensee shall maintain the following documentation in the child care home for review by the COFC:
(1) Record of initial physical examination of direct child care providers documenting that they are free of communicable disease.
(2) Record of annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray of direct child care provider which documents that they are free of tuberculosis.
(3) Documentation of criminal history checks on employees, volunteers, and all household members who are at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(4) 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others living in the home to determine whether their name appears on the sex offender registry, IC 5-2-12[IC 5-2-12 was repealed by P.L. 173-2006, SECTION 55, effective July 1, 2006.]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.
(5) Documentation of certification of a current first aid course, training in "Universal Precautions", and annual CPR certification by direct child care providers.
(6) Enrollment form for each child receiving services which shall include the following:
(A) Child's name and date of birth.
(B) Name, address, home and work telephone numbers of the child's parent or legal guardian.
(C) The telephone number of a responsible adult in case of emergency.
(D) The names of adults authorized to pick the child up from the home.
(7) Release for emergency medical care for each child signed by the child's parent or legal guardian.
(8) Statement as described in section 37(b) of this rule regarding each child's general health within thirty (30) days of admission.
(9) Written permission from a parent or legal guardian that the child may participate in activities away from the child care home.
(10) Written statement of the licensee's discipline policy signed by the child's parent or legal guardian.
(11) Daily attendance records for children in the child care home which shall be maintained for at least two (2) years at the child care home site.
(12) Annual vaccination records for animals subject to rabies.
(13) Record of dates of quarterly fire drills which shall be maintained for at least two (2) years.
(14) Written plan of evacuation for the child care home in case of emergency.
(b) Licensee shall keep records regarding each child as required by this rule. Upon request of the COFC, the licensee shall make these records available for review:
(1) to determine compliance with these rules; and
(2) when information is needed in a child protection investigation.
(c) The CDFC shall keep records regarding children and facts learned about children and their families confidential, and such records shall not be removed from the home except as needed in a negative licensing action or a child protective services (CPS) investigation.
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