Sec. 1. A child care ministry is exempt from licensure under this article if the child care ministry complies with this chapter. However, a child care ministry may apply for licensure. If a license is issued to the child care ministry, the child care ministry shall comply with state laws and rules governing licensure of […]
Sec. 10. A child care ministry that is exempt from licensing under this chapter must clearly state in all of its paid promotional advertising that the child care ministry is providing child care as an extension of the ministry’s church or religious ministry. A child care ministry that is exempt from licensing under this chapter […]
Sec. 11. (a) The parent or guardian of a child shall, when the child is enrolled in a child care ministry, provide the child care ministry with proof that the child has received the required immunizations against the following: (1) Diphtheria. (2) Whooping cough. (3) Tetanus. (4) Measles. (5) Rubella. (6) Poliomyelitis. (7) Mumps. (b) […]
Sec. 12. (a) The division shall charge a child care ministry a fifty dollar ($50) fee for processing a registration under section 2 of this chapter. (b) The division shall deposit the fees collected under subsection (a) in the division of family resources child care fund established by IC 12-17.2-2-3. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. […]
Sec. 13. (a) The state fire marshal shall charge a child care ministry a fifty dollar ($50) fee for processing a registration under section 2 of this chapter. (b) The state fire marshal shall deposit the fees collected under subsection (a) in the fire and building services fund established by IC 22-12-6-1. As added by […]
Sec. 14. (a) A child care ministry must do the following: (1) Subject to subsection (c), require, at no expense to the state, an employee or volunteer who may be present on the premises of the child care ministry during operating hours of the child care ministry to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history […]
Sec. 14.1. (a) The operator of a child care ministry that cares for children who are less than twelve (12) months of age shall: (1) complete the training course provided or approved by the division under IC 12-17.2-2-1(10) concerning safe sleeping practices; and (2) ensure that all caregivers of children who are less than twelve […]
Sec. 15. Unscheduled visits by a custodial parent or guardian of a child shall be permitted at any time a child care ministry is in operation. As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.
Sec. 16. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds for denial of an application for registration under this chapter: (1) A determination by the department of child services of child abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2-14) by: (A) the applicant; (B) an employee of the applicant who may be present on the premises of […]
Sec. 17. (a) The division shall deny registration under this chapter if an applicant fails to meet the requirements for registration. (b) The division shall provide the applicant with written notice, sent by electronic mail to the electronic mail address provided by the applicant in the application, that the application has been denied. The division […]
Sec. 18. The division may not act on an incomplete application for registration under this chapter. The division shall return an incomplete registration application with a notation as to omissions. The return of an incomplete registration application is without prejudice. As added by P.L.53-2018, SEC.14.
Sec. 19. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds for revocation of a registration under this chapter: (1) A determination by the department of child services of child abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2-14) by: (A) the operator of the child care ministry; (B) an employee of the child care ministry who may be […]
Sec. 2. (a) An unlicensed child care ministry under section 1 of this chapter may not operate unless the child care ministry has registered with and met the requirements of the division and the department of homeland security. Registration application forms shall be provided by the division and the department of homeland security. (b) A […]
Sec. 2.1. A child care ministry registered under this chapter shall, for the duration of the child care ministry’s registration under this chapter, maintain the electronic mail address provided by the child care ministry in the child care ministry’s application for registration. As added by P.L.183-2021, SEC.10.
Sec. 20. (a) The division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a list of violations of this article that would pose an immediate threat to the life or well-being of a child in the care of a child care ministry. (b) If an employee or agent of the division determines that a violation […]
Sec. 21. (a) The operator of a child care ministry: (1) shall operate the child care ministry in compliance with the rules established under this article; and (2) is subject to the disciplinary actions under subsection (b) if the division finds that the operator of the child care ministry has violated this article. (b) If […]
Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in section 20 of this chapter, the division shall give the operator of a child care ministry thirty (30) calendar days written notice of an enforcement action. The division shall send the notice by electronic mail to the electronic mail address provided in the child care ministry’s application for […]
Sec. 23. (a) An administrative hearing concerning the decision of the division to impose a sanction under this chapter must be provided upon a written request by the child care ministry. The request must be made not more than thirty (30) calendar days after the child care ministry receives notice under section 20 or 22 […]
Sec. 24. A hearing requested under section 23 of this chapter must be held in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3. As added by P.L.53-2018, SEC.20.
Sec. 25. The division shall issue a decision not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the conclusion of a hearing held under section 23 of this chapter. As added by P.L.53-2018, SEC.21.
