Section 1596.799 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Verification of children's immunizations or tuberculosis testing not required(a) Notwithstanding Section 1597.05 or any other law, a drop-in childcare center shall not be required to do either of the following: (1) Verify children's immunizations or tuberculosis testing.(2) Maintain files regarding children's immunizations or tuberculosis testing.(b) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, if the medical assessment required by department regulations is not available for a child, then the licensee shall obtain a written health assessment completed by the child's authorized representative. Except as provided in subdivision (a), a written health assessment shall include the same information and be maintained in the same manner as a medical assessment required by department regulations. A drop-in childcare center shall not require physician approval of the health assessment completed by the child's authorized representative.(c) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, the child's authorized representative shall sign an acknowledgment that they understand that verification of immunizations and tuberculosis testing is not required for any child accepted into a drop-in childcare center.(d) This section shall not be construed to exempt a drop-in childcare center from any other licensing requirement.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 1596.799
Amended by Stats 2024 ch 933 (AB 772),s 2, eff. 1/1/2025.Added by Stats 2002 ch 536 (AB 3049), s 1, eff. 1/1/2003.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.