N.H. Code Admin. R. He-C 6914.05

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section He-C 6914.05 - Employment Related Child Care - Maintaining Enrollment

(a) In order to maintain enrollment license-exempt child care providers and employees providing supervision of children or required to meet staff to child ratios shall:

(1) Be qualified as stated in He-C 6914.04(a);

(2) Comply with all the requirements of enrollment in He-C 6914.04;

(3) Complete a minimum of 2 hours of annual professional development in at least one of the training topics listed below and upload documentation to the NH Professional Registry:

a. Child development;

b. Health and safety or fire safety;

c. Caring for children with exceptionalities;

d. Nutrition;

e. Any child care related courses sponsored or funded by the department;

f. Indoor and outdoor learning environments;

g. Behavior guidance;

h. Leadership, child care administration, or mentoring;

i. Financial management;

j. Working with families;

k. Legal issues in child care;

l. Child abuse and neglect; and

m. Trauma-informed care;

(4) Complete a minimum of 2 hours of annual professional development in any of the health and safety topics listed in He-C 6914.04(e)(1)-(11) and upload the documentation to the NH Professional Registry;

(5) Complete the professional development specified in (a)(3) and (4) above during each 12-month period prior to the DHHS annual monitoring visit date;

(6) Complete, for programs operating 4 months or less, a minimum of 2 hours of professional development in any of the health and safety topics listed in He-C 6914.04(e)(1)-(11) in lieu of the training requirements in He-C 6914.05(a)(3)-(4);

(7) Shall be permitted to complete trainings, workshops, technical assistance, or college courses as professional development;

(8) Complete and maintain current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications as required by He-C 6914.04(h);

(9) Complete, every 5 years, a live scan fingerprint appointment, and at the time of the live scan finger print appointment, complete and submit notarized Form DSSP372 "New Hampshire Health and Human Services Criminal History Record Information Authorization," (10/1/16) pursuant to He-C 6914.04(d)(1)-(3);

(10) Review and comply with the child abuse and neglect reporting requirements of RSA 169-C:29-31;

(11) Review the definition of serious injury He-C 6914.03(x) and report any serious injury or death that takes place in the child care setting during the child care provider's hours of operation as follows:

a. In the event of a serious injury a license-exempt provider shall:

1. Notify the parent(s) immediately;

2. Notify the DHHS within 48 hours; and

3. Provide a written report of the nature and circumstances of the serious injury to DHHS within 7 days; and

b. If a child dies while in the care of a license-exempt child care provider, the provider shall:

1. Notify emergency personnel and the child's parent(s) immediately;

2. Notify the department of the death within 24 hours; and

3. Provide the department with a written report detailing the circumstances which lead up to the death within 72 hours;

(12) Provide DHHS with any other available information, as requested, regarding a serious injury or death reported described in (10) above;

(13) Comply with the requirements of He-C 6914.04(m) and (n); and

(14) Schedule an annual announced monitoring visit no later than 2 weeks after receiving contact from DHHS to determine compliance with He-C 6916 and He-C 6917, except for He-C 6914.04(m) (1) or (2).

(b) In order to maintain enrollment, licensed child care providers shall:

(1) Be qualified to receive NH child care scholarship, as described in He-C 6914.04(a);

(2) Comply with all requirements of enrollment in He-C 6914;

(3) Maintain a current New Hampshire child care license and be in good standing; and

(4) Provide DHHS with a copy of any new or renewed NH child care license issued within 10 days of issuance or receipt.

(c) All enrolled child care providers of child care scholarship shall notify DHHS within 2 calendar days if the location of child care services changes and complete and submit the following:

(1) If a licensed child care provider, a copy of the provider's current child care license issued by DHHS's child care licensing unit, "State of New Hampshire Alternate W-9 Form" (October 2016), and Form 1862 "Child Care Provider Enrollment" (May 2020); or

(2) If a license-exempt child care provider, schedule an annual announced monitoring visit no later than 2 weeks after receiving contact from DHHS to determine compliance with He-C 6916 and He-C 6917, "State of New Hampshire Alternate W-9 Form," (October 2016), and Form 1862 "Child Care Provider Enrollment," (May 2020).

N.H. Code Admin. R. He-C 6914.05

Derived from Volume XXXVII Number 28, Filed July 13, 2017, Proposed by #12223, Effective 7/10/2017, 7/10/2027.

Amended by Volume XXXVIII, Number 23, Filed June 7, 2018, Proposed by #12536, Effective 5/24/2018, Expires 5/24/2028.

Amended by Volume XL Number 27, Filed July 9, 2020, Proposed by #13065, Effective 7/1/2020, Expires 7/1/2030