7 AAC 41.210 - Provider responsibilities

Except for a provider subject to 7 AAC 41.370, a participating provider

(1) shall, within 10 business days after a change to information provided on the application, provide to the department or designee complete, accurate, and current information regarding any factor that would affect eligibility to participate in the child care assistance program under this chapter;

(2) shall remain in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter; in addition, a provider subject to the licensing requirements of 7 AAC 57 shall remain in compliance with the applicable requirements of that chapter; a provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall remain in compliance with the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency;

(3) may not exclude a participating family from any discount rate offered by the provider;

(4) shall provide written notice of any rate increase to the department or designee and to participating families at least 30 days before the first day of the month that the increase will take effect;

(5) must have a valid authorization issued by the department or designee before requesting payment from the department for services under this chapter;

(6) shall immediately notify the department or designee regarding any circumstance that involves abuse, harm, or serious risk of harm to children in care;

(7) shall give written notice to a participating family at least 10 business days before child care services are discontinued, specifying the last date care is to be provided;

(8) shall cooperate with the department by allowing announced or unannounced access by the department to all areas of the child care premises, records, and children in care for purposes of health and safety inspections, investigations, or other program compliance reviews;

(9) shall contact the child's parent in case of illness or injury;

(10) shall allow a parent of a child in care unlimited access to the parent's child and all areas of the child care premises;

(11) shall maintain daily attendance records reflecting dates and time children are in care;

(12) shall, before program participation or within the first three months after receiving approval for program participation, obtain training on health and safety topics consisting of

(A) the prevention and control of infectious diseases; training under this subparagraph must include training on immunizations;

(B) prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices;

(C) the administration of medication, consistent with standards for parental consent;

(D) the prevention of and response to emergencies because of food and allergic reactions;

(E) building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection &om hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic;

(F) prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment;

(G) emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a hazard or natural disaster within the meaning of those terms under 42 U.S.C. 5195 a(a) (sec. 602(a), Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act);

(H) handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants;

(I) appropriate precautions in transporting children;

(J) recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect; and

(K) minimum health and safety training; and (13) shall obtain annually at least 12 hours of ongoing training pertaining to health and safety, early childhood and development, or both.

(13) shall ensure each provider approved for participation as an approved relative provider under 7AAC 41.201(d), obtain annually at least 12 hours of ongoing training pertaining to health and safety, early childhood and development, of which at least one hour must be on one of the health and safety topics listed in paragraphs (12)(A)-(K) of this section or an approved refresher training course under 7 AAC 57.350 and complete and maintain certification for the required training.

Notes

7 AAC 41.210

Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 1/5/2017, Register 221, April 2017; am 10/31/2019, Register 232, January 2020

A copy of the approved list of training courses may be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Services, Child Care Program Office, Division of Public Assistance, Frontier Building, 3601 C St., Suite 140, Anchorage, AK 99503; telephone number (907) 269-4500, or may be viewed at that office or on the internet at http://dhss.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/ccare/defualt.aspx.

Authority:AS 47.05.300

AS 47.05.310

AS 47.25.001