Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 902 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES - DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 4 - Maternal and Child Health
Section 902 KAR 4:130 - Healthy Start in Childcare Program
Universal Citation: 902 KY Admin Regs Service 4:130
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 199.892-199.896
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 199.8945 authorizes the Cabinet for Health Services to implement a Healthy Start in Childcare Program for the purpose of improving the quality of care specific to health, safety and nutrition of children in childcare. This administrative regulation establishes the services provided by the Healthy Start in Childcare Program and the requirements for organizations and individuals that provide these services.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Childcare health consultant" means a
person who has successfully completed a training program approved by the
department based on the National Training Institute for Childcare Health
Consultants and who is minimally qualified as:
(a) An individual having a bachelor of arts
or bachelor of science degree from an accredited college or
university;
(b) A registered nurse;
or
(c) A public health
administrator/director.
(2) "Childcare provider" means one (1) of the
following organizations or individuals:
(a) A
child day care facility licensed under 922 KAR 2:090;
(b) A certified family child care home
certified under 922 KAR 2:100; or
(c) An enrolled unregulated childcare
provider receiving a public subsidy for child care by the Cabinet for Families
and Children as described in
KRS
199.8994(6)(a).
(3) "Collaboration" means a group of entities
working together toward the common goal of quality childcare.
(4) "Consultation" means to confer for the
purposes of decision making or planning activities to improve childcare
services specific to health, safety and nutrition.
(5) "Department" means the Department for
Public Health or its designated representative.
(6) "Healthy Start in Childcare Program"
means services described in
KRS
199.8945(1) that are made
available to parents and staff of childcare providers.
(7) "Healthy Start provider" means a local
agency subscribing to staff and training requirements, and reporting
requirements of the Healthy Start in Childcare Program.
(8) "Public health administrator/director"
means a person who is currently the director of a district or independent local
health department in Kentucky.
(9)
"Registered nurse" means a person who has a valid license from the Kentucky
Board of Nursing as a registered nurse or advanced registered nurse
practitioner.
Section 2. Healthy Start Provider Qualifications.
(1)
Healthy Start Childcare Program services shall be provided by a local health
department or a subcontractor of the local health department.
(2) A local health department shall meet the
requirements to provide Healthy Start in child-care services if:
(a) Its staff or contractor receives training
approved by the department based on the National Training Institute for
Childcare Health Consultants;
(b)
It assures that appropriate staff meets the training and qualification
requirements of the department pursuant to Section 1(1) of this administrative
regulation;
(c) It provides Health
Start Childcare Program services described in Section 3 of this administrative
regulation; and
(d) It reports
program data on a schedule as described in Section 4 of this administrative
regulation.
Section 3. Services. The Healthy Start in Childcare Program shall consist of the following services:
(1) Collaborating
with local childcare resource and referral agencies in planning and
coordination of Healthy Start in Childcare Program services within the service
area of the local health department or contractor.
(2) Visiting each licensed and certified
childcare provider in the service area.
(3) Contacting each newly enrolled,
unregulated provider of childcare services in the service area within thirty
(30) days after notification by the Cabinet for Families and Children, for
those providers newly enrolled after the effective date of this administrative
regulation.
(4) Providing
consultation to childcare provider staff and parents on request. Consultation
can be provided by telephone or on-site. Consultation is voluntary and shall
not be construed as regulatory.
(5)
Providing training to childcare provider staff, parents, children, and others
upon request.
Section 4. Reporting Requirements. Each local health department participating in the Healthy Start in Childcare Program shall provide a report of program activity to include:
(1) The number of on-site visits
to childcare providers.
(2) The
number of consultations provided to:
(a)
Licensed childcare facilities;
(b)
Certified childcare facilities;
(c)
Enrolled childcare providers; and
(d) Other organizations.
(3) The number of training activities listed
by topic provided to:
(a) Staff of childcare
providers;
(b) Parents;
and
(c) Children.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 194A.050, 211.180
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