102417(g)(5)(A) · Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (5) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (A)Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bottom and sides of the fence shall comply with Division 1, Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1994 Uniform Building Code. In addition to meeting all of the aforementioned requirements for fences, gates shall swing away from the pool, self-close and have a self-latching device located no more than six inches from the top of the gate. Pool covers shall be strong enough to completely support the weight of an adult and shall be placed on the pool and locked while the pool is not in use.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The gate to the swimming pool did not self-latch. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 09/29/2022

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102417(g)(9)(A) · 1 Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The last documented disaster/fire drill occurred on 11/18/2015. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 10/12/2022

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102417(g)(7) · Operation of A Family Child Care Home (7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four children's records reviewed did not contain consent for emergency medical treatment (LIC627) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 10/12/2022

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102417(m)(3) · Operation of A Family Child Care Home (3) A file of affidavits signed by each parent with a child enrolled in the home. The affidavit shall state that the parent has been informed that the family child care home does not carry liability insurance or a bond according to standards established by the state.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review and licensee statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 children enrolled do not have signed insurance affidavits on site for review. This poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 10/12/2022

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.