North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 09 - CHILD CARE RULES
Section .1700 - FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME REQUIREMENTS
Section 09 .1709 - INSPECTIONS
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 09 .1709
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) To ensure compliance with G.S. 110, Article 7 and this Chapter, inspections shall be conducted as follows:
(1) The Division shall
conduct at least one announced visit prior to the initial issuance of
license.
(2) The Division shall
make at least one unannounced visit annually to ensure compliance with the
licensure statutes and rules.
(3)
The Division shall make at least one unannounced visit when the Division
receives a complaint alleging a violation of licensure statutes or rules, or if
the Division has cause to believe an emergency exists at the
facility.
(b) After initial issuance of the license the Division shall inspect additional caregiving space specified in Rule.1708 of this Section. The Division may only inspect the entire premises of the family child care home as follows:
(1) Prior to issuance of the initial
license;
(2) If the Division has
cause to believe an emergency exists at the facility in accordance with
G.S.
110-105(a);
(3) During an unannounced visit when the
Division receives a complaint alleging a violation of licensure statute or
rules in accordance with
G.S.
110-105(a);
(4) During an unannounced visit when the
Division receives a complaint alleging possible child maltreatment in
accordance with
G.S.
110-105(a);
(5) When there is evidence that children are
being cared for in an undesignated space in accordance with
G.S.
110-105(a1); or
(6) When the Division has cause to believe
conditions in undesignated spaces pose a risk to the health, safety, or
well-being of children in care in accordance with
G.S.
110-105(a1) such as hear a
child cry in an undesignated space or observing a child going into an
undesignated space.
Authority
G.S.
110-85;
110-105;
143B-168.3
Eff.
October 1, 2017.
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