Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8131

Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024

Section R. 400.8131 - Professional development requirements

Rule 131.

(1) The center shall provide an orientation about the centers policies and practices and these administrative rules for all personnel hired after the effective date of these rules and before unsupervised contact with children.

(2) Child care staff members shall have training that includes information about prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep practices before caring for infants and toddlers.

(3) Before caring for children, all child care staff members and unsupervised volunteers who work directly with children shall be trained on prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma and child maltreatment, and recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect.

(4) Before unsupervised contact with children, all child care staff members who work directly with children shall complete prevention and control of infectious disease training, including immunizations.

(5) Within 90 days of being hired, or the first day as an unsupervised volunteer, all child care staff members and unsupervised volunteers who work directly with children shall complete the following trainings, which may count toward annual professional development hours and are available at MiRegistry:

(a) Administration of medication.

(b) Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions.

(c) Building and physical premises safety.

(d) Emergency preparedness and response planning.

(e) Handling and storage of hazardous materials and appropriate disposal of bio-contaminants.

(f) Precautions in transporting children, if applicable.

(g) Child development.

(6) All child care staff members who work directly with children shall complete 16 clock hours of professional development annually on topics relevant to job responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, any of the following subjects:

(a) Child development and learning.

(b) Health, safety, and nutrition.

(c) Family and community collaboration.

(d) Program management.

(e) Teaching and learning.

(f) Observation, documentation, and assessment.

(g) Interactions and guidance.

(h) Child care center administrative rules.

(7) A center may count CPR and first aid training for up to 2 hours of the annual professional development hours in the year taken. Staff may use hours from MiRegistry to meet the professional development requirements in subrule (6) of this rule.

(8) An on-going professional development plan must be developed and implemented to include all the training and professional development required by these rules.

(9) On-line trainings and correspondence courses must have an assessment of learning.

(10) All child care staff members who work directly with children are required to be trained in first aid and pediatric, child, and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within 90 days of being hired. Prior to issuing a license to operate a child care center, and prior to the renewal of a license, the department shall verify that at least 50% of the child care staff members who work directly with children are currently certified in first aid and pediatric, child, and adult CPR. Each of these child care staff members first aid and CPR certificates must be valid and retained on file in the center.

(11) Verification of all professional development required by this rule must be kept on file at the center or online at MiRegistry. Verification must be issued from the training organization or trainer and include the date of the course, the name of the training organization or trainer, the topic covered, and the number of clock hours. Training hours from MiRegistry also meet this rule.

(12) When the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or the department of education publishes a notice that a new health and safety update document or a new health and safety update training activity has been published on MiRegistry, the licensee shall ensure that all personnel read and acknowledge the document or complete the activity within 6 months of the notice.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8131

An obvious error in R 400.8131 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2019 MR 23. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2020 MR 2.