36-897. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Child care group home" means a residential facility in which child care is regularly provided for compensation for periods of less than twenty-four hours per day for not less than five children but no more than ten children through the age of twelve […]
36-897.01. Certification; application; fees; rules; fingerprinting; renewal; exemption from rule making A. A child care group home shall be certified by the department. An application for a certificate shall be made on a written or electronic form prescribed by the department and shall contain all information required by the department. B. If a child care […]
36-897.02. Standards of care; monitoring A. The department by rule shall establish standards of care for child care group homes. These rules shall include minimum programmatic, personnel, supervision of children, training, physical environment and financial stability standards. B. At least two adults shall be present in the child care group home when six to ten […]
36-897.03. Child care group homes; child care personnel; fingerprints; definition A. Child care personnel, including volunteers, shall submit the form prescribed in subsection B of this section to the employer and shall have valid fingerprint clearance cards issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 before starting employment or volunteer work. B. Applicants, certificate holders and child care […]
36-897.04. Exemptions A. This article does not apply to the care given to children by or in: 1. The homes of their own parents. 2. A religious institution conducting a nursery in conjunction with its religious services. 3. A unit of the public school system. 4. A regularly organized private school engaged in an educational […]
36-897.05. Inspection of child care group homes A. The department or designated local health departments or its agents may at any time visit, during hours of operation, and inspect a child care group home in order to determine whether it is certified and is being conducted in compliance with applicable law, this article and rules […]
36-897.06. Civil penalty; collection A. The director may impose a civil penalty on a person who violates this article or rules adopted pursuant to this article in an amount of not more than one hundred dollars for each violation. Each day that a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation. The director may issue a notice […]
36-897.07. Training program The director shall establish a training program to provide training for child care group homes and users of child care group home services, technical assistance materials for child care group homes and information to enhance consumer awareness.
36-897.08. Intermediate sanctions; notification of compliance; hearing A. If the director has reasonable cause to believe that a child care group home is in violation of this article or a rule adopted pursuant to this article and that the health or safety of the children is endangered, on written notice to the child care group […]
36-897.09. Operating without a certificate; notice; hearing; violation; classification A. If the department has reasonable cause to believe that a person is operating a child care group home without a certificate, it shall notify that person to cease operation within ten days of receiving the notice. The department shall give notice either by certified mail […]
36-897.10. Pending action or sale; effect on licensure A. The department shall not act on an application for certification of a currently certified child care group home while any enforcement or court action related to child care group home certification is pending against that group home’s current certificate holder. B. The director may continue to […]
36-897.11. Injunctions; definition A. If the department believes that a child care group home is operating under conditions that may cause serious harm to children, the department shall notify the attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which the child care group home is located who shall immediately seek a restraining order […]
36-897.12. Inspection of records A. Records maintained by the department for child care group homes are available to the public for review and copying. B. Personally identifiable information that relates to a child, parent or guardian is confidential. The department shall disclose this information only as follows: 1. Pursuant to a court order. 2. Pursuant […]
36-897.13. Use of sunscreen in child care group homes A school-age child who attends a child care group home in this state may possess and use a topical sunscreen product without a note or prescription from a licensed health care professional.
