Ariz. Admin. Code § 6-5-5208

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section R6-5-5208 - Recertification Requirements

A. Before recertifying a provider, the Department shall interview the provider at the location where child care will be provided. The Department Representative may interview an in-home provider at the in-home provider's residence. The interview shall include a discussion and review of the provider's experiences in the provision of child care services during the current certification period.

B. A provider shall demonstrate the continued physical, mental, and emotional health necessary to perform the duties and fulfill the responsibilities in this Article.

C. Before recertification, a provider and designated individual backup provider shall furnish a self statement of physical and mental health and freedom from communicable diseases on a form furnished by the Department.

D. The Department shall renew a certificate only after a provider demonstrates the intent and ability to provide child care that is safe, developmentally appropriate, and in compliance with the requirements of this Article.

E. Unless the Department, in its sole discretion,. accepts a provider's written assurance of future compliance with the requirements of this subsection, the Department shall deny recertification or take other enforcement action when the provider does not accept Department-referred children on three separate occasions unless the refusal is for:

1. Illness, accident, or incapacity of the provider;

2. Illness, accident, or incapacity of any household member, if the existing condition will pose a risk to children in care, or limit the provider's ability to provide child care in accordance with the law;

3. The provider is not equipped or trained to provide care to the referred child, and the provider cannot acquire the equipment or training without undue hardship;

4. The provider has no available slots;

5. The situations listed in R6-5-5222 and a backup provider is unavailable;

6. A child has not been immunized, and the parent or guardian is unwilling to obtain appropriate immunization, in accordance with R6-5-5219(F); or

7. The home facility is in temporary disrepair or under construction.

F. The Department may obtain any supplemental information needed to determine continuing fitness to serve as a certified child care provider.

G. A provider, all household members, and an individual backup provider shall cooperate with the Department in providing all information required for recertification.

H. The Department shall determine whether to recertify a provider based on the provider's original application package, all previous monitoring reports, and all additional information the Department receives during the recertification process.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-5208

Adopted effective July 6, 1976 (Supp. 76-4). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective May 11, 1994 (Supp. 94-2). Former Section R6-5-5208 renumbered to R6-5-5209; new Section R6-5-5208 renumbered from R6-5-5207 and amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 1983, effective May 20, 1999 (Supp. 99-2).