N.H. Code Admin. R. He-C 6920.06

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section He-C 6920.06 - Corrective Action Plans

(a) A corrective action plan shall be submitted within the following timeframes:

(1) For applicants, the corrective action plan shall be submitted to BCDHSC within 10 days of receipt of notification of the results of an investigation in He-C 6920.07 that finds that a staff member or household member poses a present threat to the safety of the children in child care; or

(2) For in-home providers and facility-based programs, the corrective action plan shall be submitted to BCDHSC within 2 business days of receipt of notification in He-C 6920.05.

(b) Corrective action plans shall meet the following requirements:

(1) For in-home providers, corrective action plans shall indicate that the household member:

a. Shall not be on the premises during the hours that the provider is providing child care; and

b. Shall not have contact with the children in child care;

(2) For facility-based providers, corrective action plans shall:

a. Indicate that the staff member is no longer affiliated with the facility-based program and describe the steps that the applicant or facility-based program intends to take to ensure that the staff member:

1. Shall not be on the premises during the hours of child care; and

2. Shall not have contact with the children in child care; or

b. Include plans for the direct supervision of the staff member and other proposed measures designed to ensure the safety of children; and

(3) For both (1) and (2) above, corrective action plans shall include an immediate implementation date for the actions identified.

(c) The department shall reject a corrective action plan submitted by a provider or applicant when the plan fails to meet the applicable standards established in (b) above.

(d) The applicant, in-home provider or facility-based program shall submit documentation that confirms the corrective action plan described in (b) above has been implemented, including but not limited to:

(1) Staff records which indicate that the staff member has not been in attendance;

(2) A copy of the termination letter from the facility-based program to the staff member;

(3) A copy of the resignation letter from the staff member;

(4) A signed and dated statement from the facility-based program confirming that the staff member is no longer affiliated with the program;

(5) A signed and dated statement from the in-home provider or facility-based program that the staff member or household member shall not be on the premises when there are children in child care and shall not have contact with the children in child care; or

(6) A signed and dated statement from the applicant, in-home provider, or facility-based program that the proposed measures described in the corrective action plan, and as agreed upon with BCDHSC, have been implemented.

(e) An applicant's or provider's failure to submit a corrective action plan or to comply with a corrective action plan shall result in:

(1) The denial of the application for enrollment as described in He-C 6920.08; or

(2) The revocation of the provider's enrollment as described in He-C 6920.08.

N.H. Code Admin. R. He-C 6920.06

#7939, eff 8-23-03; ss by #9979, INTERIM, eff 8-23-11, EXPIRES: 2-21-12; ss by #10088, eff 2-21-12 (from He-C 6920.09 )

Amended by Volume XLII Number 28, Filed July 14, 2022, Proposed by #13401, Effective 7/1/2022, Expires 7/1/2032.