Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Each applicant
for a YRC license shall submit the following information to the unit:
(1) The name of the YRC;
(2) The location where the YRC operates in
New Hampshire, by street address and municipality;
(3) The name, primary mailing address,
daytime telephone number, and emergency telephone number of the YRC owner and,
if available, an e-mail address;
(4) The name, primary mailing address,
daytime telephone number, and emergency telephone number of the YRC operator,
and if available, an e-mail address, if the operator is not the
owner;
(5) If the owner or
operator, or both, is other than an individual, the name, daytime telephone
number, and, if available, e-mail address for an individual representing the
owner or operator, or both, as applicable;
(6) Whether the YRC has operated previously
in New Hampshire, and if so the following:
a.
A list showing the year(s) the YRC operated;
b. For each year, the name under which the
YRC operated, if different from the name in which the current application is
being made; and
c. Whether the
YRC's license has ever been suspended or revoked;
(7) The capacity of the YRC, as follows:
a. Maximum number of campers per camp
session; and
b. Number of YRC
staff;
(8) Whether the
YRC is a seasonal camp or a year-round camp;
(9) Whether the YRC is a day camp or a
residential camp;
(10) For a
seasonal camp, the opening date and closing date for campers;
(11) For a seasonal camp, the seasonal
mailing address(es) and daytime telephone number(s) of the YRC owner, if
different than the primary mailing address;
(12) Whether the camp prepares or serves food
to the campers or staff;
(13) The
name of each lake or river, if any, on which the YRC is located;
(14) Whether the YRC is a public water system
(PWS) or is connected to a PWS, and: a. If so, the name and PWS ID number of
the public water system; and b. If not, the source of drinking water used by
the YRC;
(15) Whether the YRC is
connected to a municipal sewer or other community, off-site sewage disposal
system or is served by on-site sewage disposal system(s);
(16) If the YRC is an entity that is required
by RSA 292, RSA 293, RSA 293-A, or other applicable provision of New Hampshire
law to register with the New Hampshire secretary of state: a. The business ID
number assigned by the New Hampshire secretary of state; and b. An affirmation
by the YRC owner that the YRC is registered and in good standing to do business
in New Hampshire; and
(17) The
address of each YRC web site and social media network site, if any.
(b) With the application, the
applicant shall submit as attachments the following to the department:
(1) Results of a DCFY central registry name
search completed by the YRC owner and operator, if different from the owner, if
he or she is a current resident or has resided in New Hampshire within the
previous 7 years;
(2) The criminal
history record check results of the YRC owner and operator, if different, from
each state where the YRC owner and operator has lived, which may be done
through a national database if the database includes all such states;
and
(3) A YRC checklist, consisting
of a list of the operating standards that apply to the YRC that shall indicate
the status of the YRC's compliance with each standard specified in
He-C
4003.11 through
He-C
4003.41, as follows:
a. A status of "YES" means the YRC complies
with the standard;
b. A status of
"PENDING" means the YRC does not comply with the standard as of the application
date but will be brought into compliance prior to the arrival of campers; and
c. A status of "NO" means the YRC
does not currently comply with the standard and does not have a plan to come
into compliance prior to the arrival of campers.
(c) For any standard marked as
"PENDING" or "NO" on the YRC checklist, the applicant shall provide a narrative
explanation of the reason(s) for the non-compliance and:
(1) A brief description of the plan(s) to
bring the YRC into compliance; or
(2) A request for a waiver of the requirement
as specified in He-C 4003.43.
(d) For any YRC that is not served by a PWS
that provides drinking water, other than water bottled as specified in
RSA
143:16,
RSA
485:3, XI and He-P 2100, to
campers or YRC staff, or both, the YRC owner or designee shall submit results
of a current water analysis for bacteria and nitrates with the
application.
(e) For any YRC that
is connected to a PWS during the season and that disconnects from the PWS at
the end of the season and reconnects prior to the next season, the YRC owner or
designee shall submit results of a current water analysis for bacteria with the
application.
(f) For any YRC that
is not connected to a municipal sewer or other off-site community sewage
disposal system, the applicant shall provide the following additional
information with the application:
(1) The
type(s) of toilet facilities and sewage disposal system(s) available;
(2) For any system that has been
approved by the department of environmental services, the approval number and
date;
(3) For any system that has
not been approved by the department of environmental services and which
includes a septic tank, a statement of the approximate age of the system and
the approximate date of the most recent septic tank pumping or inspection; and
(4) For any system that includes a
lagoon, the number, date, and name of permittee as shown on the groundwater
discharge permit or underground injection control (UIC) permit for the lagoon,
as issued by the department of environmental services.
(g) The YRC owner or authorized
representative shall sign and date the application and the YRC
checklist.
(h) The signature on the
application and YRC checklist shall constitute certification that:
(1) The signer is the YRC owner or has been
authorized by the YRC owner to sign the application;
(2) The information provided in and with the
application is true, complete, and not misleading to the knowledge and belief
of the signer; and
(3) The signer
understands that any license granted based on false, incomplete, or misleading
information shall be subject to suspension or revocation.
(i) The applicant shall file the complete
application with attachments:
(1) At least 30
days prior to the opening of the YRC, for a seasonal camp; or
(2) No later than December 1 for the
following calendar year, for a year-round camp.
(j) The applicant for a YRC license shall
file a complete application with the department at the following address:
Department of Health and Human Services
Child Care Licensing Unit
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3857
