Section 470 IAC 3-1.1-34 - Medical requirementsAuthority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.2
Sec. 34.
(a) Direct child care providers who work in the home more than three (3) times a month and all members of the household having direct contact with children receiving care shall have an initial physical examination by a physician or certified nurse practitioner indicating that they are free from communicable disease, have no physical or other condition which would endanger the health or welfare of children in care, and have an annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray.(b) The requirements stated in subsection (a) shall not be required for direct child care providers who present a signed statement to the COFC that their religious beliefs preclude compliance with the aforementioned medical requirements. The licensee shall provide written notice to the parents or legal guardians enrolling their children in the child care home that a religious exemption statement has been filed with the COFC by the child care provider.(c) The above requirements shall be met within thirty (30) days of application.Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-1.1-34; filed Nov 14, 1991, 1:00 p.m.: 15 IR 498; filed Jul 3, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 3065; errata filed Aug 7, 1996, 11:10 a.m.: 19 IR 3472; 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-470130306RFAReadopted filed 11/13/2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA