470 Ind. Admin. Code 3-1.1-28

Current through May 29, 2024
Section 470 IAC 3-1.1-28 - Initial licensure

Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2

Sec. 28.

(a) An applicant for a child care home license shall do the following:
(1) Attend an orientation training arranged or approved by the CDFC.
(2) Comply with application procedures required by this rule.
(3) Submit to the COFC a completed, signed application for a child care home license, including attachments required to demonstrate compliance with this rule.
(4) Submit a statement attesting that the applicant has not been:
(A) convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of children; and
(B) charged with:
(i) a felony; or
(ii) a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of children; during the pendency of the application.
(5) Within thirty (30) days of application, submit a written medical statement, including proof of a Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray, signed by a physician or a certified nurse practitioner. (Refer to section 34 of this rule.)
(6) Submit a water quality test as required by section 47(b) of this rule.
(b) The COFC shall do the following:
(1) Conduct a criminal history check on the applicant and the applicant's spouse.
(2) Conduct a check of the applicant, the applicant's spouse, and any others living in the home to determine whether their name appears on the sex offender registry, IC 5-2-12[IC 5-2-12 was repealed by P.L. 173-2006, SECTION 55, effective July 1, 2006. et seq.
(3) Schedule a visit to the home during normal business hours and complete a child care home inspection checklist.
(4) Submit a written recommendation for child care home licensure to the CDFC based upon the home inspection checklist and the documents submitted by the applicant under subsection (a).
(5) The COFC shall return an incomplete application to applicant(s) with a notation as to omissions and without acting on the application.
(c) The CDFC shall approve or deny the application for child home care licensure within sixty (60) days of the date the application is received by the COFC.

470 IAC 3-1.1-28

Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-1.1-28; filed Nov 14, 1991, 1:00 p.m.: 15 IR 497; filed Jul 3, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 3061; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA
Readopted filed 11/13/2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA