New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-C - Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter He-C 4000 - CHILD CARE LICENSING RULES
Part He-C 4002 - NH CHILD CARE PROGRAM LICENSING RULES
Section He-C 4002.09 - Staff Record Requirements

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-C 4002.09

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The program shall maintain on file for each staff member:

(1) Documentation of the staff's qualifications, including a resume, transcripts, diplomas, or any other documentation, which demonstrates their qualifications;

(2) Documentation of a completed background check in accordance with He-C 4002.41;

(3) A record of health screening, in accordance with (b) below;

(4) Documentation of orientation, certifications, training, and professional development, as applicable;

(5) Documentation verifying the staff reviewed the program's emergency operations plan in accordance with He-C 4002.16(j);

(6) Documentation verifying the staff reviewed their job description required in He-C 4002.16(e); and

(7) Documentation of supervision regarding disciplinary actions or investigations specific to the staff member.

(b) A written record of a health screening for all child care staff, household members and other individuals who have 5 or more hours per week of contact with children shall:

(1) Be on file at the program and available for review by the department for all child care staff within 60 days of the date of hire or the date the household member or individual begins having daily contact with children; and

(2) Include, at a minimum, the information on the "Child Care Personnel Health Form" (11/2017) provided by the department, or its equivalent.

(c) The only exception to (b) above shall be for child care staff working in school age programs who are currently employed in a public or private school.

(d) The initial record of the health screening required in (b) above for newly hired child care staff shall:

(1) Have been completed not more than 12 months preceding the date of hire or the date the individual began having contact with children; and

(2) Include a statement by the health care provider that indicates the individual has no apparent health conditions that would prohibit or inhibit his or her ability to care for children.

(e) Health screenings required under (b) above shall be repeated every 3 years and a new record of a health screening shall be on file at the program no more than 3 years and 60 days after the date of the previous health screening record on file at the program.

#2664, eff 3-30-84, EXPIRED 3-30-90

New. #4871, eff 7-24-90; ss by #5203, eff 8-16-91; ss by #6558, INTERIM, eff 8-16-97, EXPIRED: 12-14-97

New. #6719, eff 3-25-98; ss by #7294, eff 5-26-00; ss by #9160, INTERIM, eff 5-26-08, EXPIRES: 11-22-08; ss by #9310, eff 11-23-08 (from He-C 4002.10); ss by #9605, eff 11-26-09

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