Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Responsibility
for management rests with the governing body of the day care program. In a
private for-profit program, responsibility for management rests with the owner
or board of directors; in a private, non-profit program, with the board of
directors; in a public agency, with the board of that agency.
(b) The governing body of a day care program
shall establish and maintain management procedures, including:
(1) approval of organizational
structure;
(2) adoption of an
annual budget;
(3) regular review
of financial status, making sure that the program is under fiscal management;
This includes conducting a review of the annual budget, monthly accounts of
income and expenditures to reflect against the projected budget, and an annual
audit;
(4) appointment of the
program director who shall delegate responsibility for conduct of specific
programmatic and administrative activities in accordance with policies adopted
by the governing body; and
(5)
adoption of written policies regarding operation, including;
(A) program policies outlining program goals;
enrollment and discharge criteria and procedures; hours of operation; types of
services provided, including transportation if offered; rates and payments; and
management of medications. The policies shall be designed so copies may be
given to interested parties who request information about the day care
program;
(B) personnel policies;
and
(C) any other policies deemed
necessary by the governing body, such as agreements with other agencies and
organizations.
(c) All policies affecting clients shall be
written in direct and understandable language.
(d) The owner of a day care home shall
establish and maintain operating procedures, including the following:
(1) develop an annual budget;
(2) maintain monthly accounts of income and
expenditures; and
(3) establish
written policies regarding operation, including:
(A) program policies outlining program goals;
enrollment and discharge criteria and procedures; hours of operation; types of
services provided, including transportation if offered; rates and payments; and
management of medications. The policies shall be designed so copies may be
given to interested parties who request information about the day care
program;
(B) personnel policies;
and
(C) any other policies deemed
necessary, such as agreements with other agencies and organizations.
Authority
G.S.
131D-6;
143B-153;
Eff. July
1, 1978;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1990; January 1, 1981;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 1, 2001;
Amended Eff. July 1,
2007; August 1 2002;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
2016.
