Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 33 - Family Child Care Provider Licensing Rule
Section 144-33-7 - REPORTING

Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 144-33-7

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

A. Family child care changes. Licensees must provide notification to the Department of the following, within 24 hours of occurrence:

1. Closure and date of closure;

2. Any renovations, reductions, expansions, changes to a heating system or additions to indoor or outdoor child care space previously approved by the Department;

3. Intent to operate at any new location;

4. Any changes in phone numbers or email contact information;

5. Information about the following circumstances, which may have occurred either in, or outside the State of Maine, regarding the provider, applicant, or other persons living or employed at the child care:
a. Arrests, indictments or convictions for sexual or violent crimes involving children or adults, or any illegal acts involving children, whether prosecuted or not;

b. Any condition related to physical health, mental health or substance abuse that would interfere with one's ability to perform one's duties safely;

c. Any arrest, indictment or conviction for operating under the influence of intoxicants or with an excessive blood-alcohol level (OUI), or for any other activity involving substance abuse;

d. Investigation by Child Protective Services or the Out-of-Home Investigations Team of the Department;

e. The removal of children from the provider's or applicant's care or custody by court order;

f. Any protection from abuse order or any other order that makes a finding of domestic abuse or family violence; or

g. Any other information regarding the provider's or applicant's circumstances or treatment of children, such as the serious injury or death of a child in the licensee's care, to enable the Department to determine whether there is a present threat to the health, safety and welfare of children.

B. Mandatory report of suspected abuse and/or neglect. Any provider suspecting abuse and/or neglect must report this information to Child Protective Intake Services, 1-800-452-1999, TTY 1-800-963-9490 which is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The provider must maintain documentation that a report has been made.

C. Reporting adverse drinking water results to the Department. For those licensees required to test in accordance with Sections 13(A) through (C) of this rule, the provider must report any unsatisfactory water quality levels to the Department within 24 hours of receiving the result. Unsatisfactory water quality results include any levels reported by the laboratory to exceed standards within Maine's Rules Relating to Drinking Water (10-144 CMR Ch. 231, App. A).

D. Reporting wastewater failure. The licensee must notify the Department and the local plumbing inspector if the wastewater disposal system fails to operate properly.

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