§ 37-5-519. Departmental Annual Report
The department shall prepare a comprehensive annual report of the status of child care agencies within the state subject to its jurisdiction, accompanied by special comments and recommendations, and the reports shall be published at state expense for the information of the general assembly and for distribution to interested persons. The report shall be published […]
§ 37-5-509. Criminal Violations
Any person or entity, as defined in § 37-5-501, operating a child care agency without being licensed by the department or who continues to operate while a suspension of the license is in effect, or who operates a child care agency following the effective date of a denial or revocation of a license, commits a […]
§ 37-5-510. Public Agencies — Inspection and Report
Any child care agency, as defined in § 37-5-501, that is under the direct management of an administrative department of the state, a county, or a municipality, or any combination of these three (3), shall not be subject to licensure, but shall meet the minimum standards for programs and care as required of such child […]
§ 37-5-511. Criminal Violation Information Required of Persons Having Access to Children — Review of Vulnerable Persons Registry — Verification — Exclusion From Access to Children
Each person: Applying to work with children as a paid employee with a child care agency as defined in § 37-5-501, or with the department in any position in which any significant contact with children is likely in the course of the person’s employment; or A new volunteer who is expected to provide volunteer services […]
§ 37-5-512. Abuse, Neglect, or Sexual Abuse
Notwithstanding § 71-3-503 or § 37-5-503, the department has the authority and responsibility to fully investigate, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 1, parts 1, 4 and 6 of this title, any allegation of abuse, neglect or sexual abuse that it receives regarding any child or children in the care of, or subject to […]
§ 37-5-513. Inspection of Persons or Entities Providing Child Care
It is the duty of the department, through its duly authorized agents, to inspect at regular intervals, without previous notice, all child care agencies or suspected child care agencies, as defined in § 37-5-501. The department is given the right of entrance, privilege of inspection, access to accounts, records, and information regarding the whereabouts of […]
§ 37-5-514. Violations of Licensing Regulations — Probation, Suspension, Denial and Revocation of Licenses — Appeal Procedures
If any complaint is made to the department concerning any alleged violation of the laws or regulations governing a child care agency, the department shall investigate such complaint and shall take such action as it deems necessary to protect the children in the care of such agency. If, during the licensing period, the department determines […]
§ 37-5-515. Board of Review for Licensing Actions
Actions by the department to deny or revoke or to otherwise limit any license, except for the summary suspension of a license, shall be reviewed by the child care agency board of review established pursuant to title 71, chapter 3, part 5.
§ 37-5-516. Licensing Standards Committees
The commissioner shall appoint a standards committee composed of twelve (12) citizens, three (3) from each grand division of the state, and three (3) at-large for the purpose of developing or reviewing standards and regulations for each class of child care agency defined in this part. The classes of child care agencies regulated by the […]
§ 37-5-517. Individual Plans — Reports
An agency shall prepare a written plan for each child in foster care and each child placed in its care by voluntary agreement. Such plans shall be prepared at the time a child comes under the supervision of the agency. Such plan shall be subject to review by the department. Failure to prepare such a […]