Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 102416.2 - Reporting Requirements
(a) The licensee shall report the following
information to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next
business day and during normal working hours (8am to 5pm).
(1) If the applicant or licensee operates a
foster family home as defined in Health and Safety Code Section
1502(a)(5)
or a certified family home as defined in Health and Safety Code Section
1506(d).
(2) Any change in household composition
including adults moving in or out of the home and anyone living in the home who
reaches his or her 18th birthday.
(b) The licensee shall report to the
Department any of the events as specified in Health and Safety Code Sections
1597.467(b)(1)(A)
through (b)(1)(C) that occur during the operation of the family child care
home.
(1) Medical treatment means treatment by
a medical professional, as defined in Section
101152(m).
(2) Any child absence means any instance
where a child in care is missing. For example, any child in care who wanders
away from the Family Child Care Home, is lost during an outing, or does not
return from school, shall be reported even if the child is later found
safe.
(c) In addition to
the events specified in Health and Safety Code Sections
1597.467(b)(1)(A)
through (b)(1)(C), the licensee shall report the following events to the
Department:
(1) Any suspected child abuse or
neglect, as defined in Penal Code Section
11165.6, of any
child in care, in addition to reporting requirements pursuant to Penal Code
Section
11166.
(2) Fires or explosions occurring in or on
the premises of the family child care home.
(A) Within 24 hours, the licensee
additionally shall report to the local fire authority, or in areas not having
organized fire services, to the State Fire Marshal.
(3) A communicable disease outbreak when
determined by the local health authority.
(4) Poisonings.
(d) The licensee shall report to the
Department as provided by Health and Safety Code Sections
1597.467(b)(1) and
(2).
(e) The written report shall be either Form
LIC 624B (8/06) Unusual Incident/Injury Report--Family Child Care Home, or a
letter that includes the following information, in addition to that required by
Health and Safety Code Sections
1597.467(b)(2)(A)
through (b)(2)(D):
(1) Child's date of
birth.
(2) Child's or parent's
primary language, (e.g. English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian).
(3) Time the incident or injury
happened.
(4) Date that the parent
or authorized representative was notified their child was injured or subjected
to any act of violence.
(5)
Description of how the incident or injury happened and name of the child(ren)
or adult(s) that may have been involved as well as any steps taken to prevent
the incident or injury from recurring.
(6) Name and telephone number of any
physician or other health care provider that examined the child.
(7) Any agency notified, person contacted,
date of the contact, and the telephone or fax number of that agency or
person.
(f) As soon as
possible but not later than the same business day, the licensee shall notify a
child's parent or authorized representative of the injuries or acts that affect
that child as specified in Health and Safety Code Section
1597.467(a).
(1) Any injury suffered by a child in care
shall be reported to that child's parent or authorized representative
regardless of treatment by a medical professional.
(2) Reportable acts of violence include, but
are not limited to, those that occur whenever any child in care is a victim of,
or subjected to witnessing, others' use of great physical force resulting in
bodily harm, or dangerous activity, such as illegal drug use or
gunfire.
(g) In addition
to the requirements of Health and Safety Code Section
1597.467(a),
no later than the same business day, the licensee shall notify a child's parent
or authorized representative of the events to be reported to the Department
pursuant to Sections
102416.2(b) and
(c) that affect that child.
(h) The licensee shall keep a copy of the
letter or completed LIC 624B (8/06) (Unusual Incident/Injury Report -- Family
Child Care Home) in the child's record for the time period specified in Section
102421(a)(1).
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1502, 1506, 1596.72, 1596.73 and 1597.467, Health and Safety Code; Sections 11165.6 and 11166, Penal Code.
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