Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 591-1-1-.29 - Required Reporting
(1) Child Abuse,
Neglect or Deprivation. Within twenty-four (24) hours or the next work day, the
Director or designated person-in-charge shall report or cause to be reported
any suspected incidents of child abuse, neglect or deprivation to the local
County Division of Family and Children Services in accordance with state law
and to the Department, notifying that such a report was made.
(2) Communicable Diseases. The Director or
designated person-in-charge shall report or cause to be reported any cases or
suspected cases of notifiable communicable diseases (COVID-19, Tuberculosis,
Measles, etc.) or any viruses or illnesses identified during a public health
emergency, immediately to the Department and to the local County Health
Department as required by the rules of the Georgia Department of Public Health,
Rule 511-2-1, Notification of Disease.
(3) Required Reports. The Director or
designated person-in-charge shall report or cause to be reported to the
Department within twenty-four (24) hours or the next work day: any death of a
child while in the care of the Center; any serious illness or injury requiring
hospitalization or professional medical attention other than first aid of a
child while in the care of the Center; any situation when a child in care
becomes missing, such as, but not limited to, a child who is left on a vehicle,
a child who leaves the building, playground, or property, or a child who is
left behind on any trip; any fire; any structural disaster; any emergency
situation that requires temporarily relocating children; and any time the
program's operating status changes (i.e., open to closed or temporarily closed
and temporarily closed to open).
(a)
Availability of Records. The Center must make available all records related to
any required report, to include but not be limited to, audio, video, photos,
written documentation, social media posts, and other electronic information.
The Department shall have the right to a photocopy or reproduction of any
record maintained by or on behalf of the Center.
(4) Criminal Record. Within twenty-four (24)
hours or on the next work day that the Center knows or reasonably should know
that there has been an arrest or change in the Comprehensive Records Check
Determination of any Director or Employee or the Fingerprint Records Check
Determination for any Provisional Employee, the Director or designated
person-in-charge shall report or cause to be reported to the Department the
incident and the name of any such Director, Employee or Provisional Employee.
(5) Annual Reports. The Department
may request an annual report from an administrator of a Center. If such a
request is made, the administrator shall have up to thirty (30) days to submit
the annual report to the Department.
Notes
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