Section 7 AAC 57.025 - Compliance and other reviews(a) For purposes of determining compliance with and achieving the purposes of AS 47.05.300 - 47.05.990, AS 47.32, 7 AAC 10.900 - 7 AAC 10.990 (barrier crimes and conditions; background checks), 7 AAC 10.1000 - 7 AAC 10.1095 (environmental health and safety), and this chapter, and for purposes of ongoing monitoring, the department may conduct inspections and investigations under AS 47.32.060 and 47.32.090 - 47.32.110, including announced or unannounced on-site inspections and investigations under 7 AAC 10.9600 - 7 AAC 10.9620.(b) In addition to conducting compliance and monitoring reviews described in (a) of this section, the department will (1) review for completeness a license application or variance request and notify the applicant not later than 10 days after the department receives the application or request of any omission or additional information required;(2) conduct, not later than 90 days after the department receives a complete application, a pre-service health and safety inspection of the facility for the purposes of compliance for a provisional license; (3) conduct, not earlier than 90 days before the provisional license expiration date, a compliance inspection of the facility for the purposes of converting a provisional license to a biennial license; (4) conduct, not earlier than 60 days before and not later than 60 days after the license anniversary date, an annual inspection of the facility for the purposes of monitoring compliance; (5) conduct, not later than 90 days after the department receives a complete application, a renewal inspection of the facility for the purposes of determining compliance to renew a biennial license; (6) conduct, annually during each licensing period, an unannounced health and safety inspection of the facility for the purposes of monitoring compliance; (7) conduct, when the department receives a complaint, an investigation of the facility for the purposes of determining compliance with this chapter or other applicable law; and (8) except as provided in (c) of this section, issue an updated license not later than 20 days after the department receives and approves a (A) request for an updated license; or (B) notice of a change under AS 47.32.200 or 7 AAC 57.240(a) or (b)(4), if the department determines an updated license is required.(c) The department may extend the time specified in (b)(8) of this section, if the department determines a longer period is needed to obtain additional information or evaluate the effect of a change.(d) The child care facility shall give to parents of children in care a summary of the regulatory requirements that apply to the facility and the department's telephone contact number for reporting a concern regarding child care. The department may provide notice of the telephone contact number for reporting child care concerns.Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 5/15/2016, Register 218, July 2016; am 6/29/2017,Register 222, July 2017Authority:AS 44.29.020
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