15 Miss. Code. R. 11-55-3.20.9 - Violations and Penalties

In the event of an emergency occurring at a childcare family home which makes it difficult or impossible to comply with any of these Rules, the family home shall not be in violation of those specific Rules. The term "emergency" shall include only the following:

1. Inclement weather;

2. Damage to the family home and/or structure which might require moving, transferring or consolidation of children;

3. Traumatic injury or acute illness of a caregiver or the caregiver's immediate family while the caregiver is on-site resulting in the caregiver having to leave the premises;

4. Declaration of a state of emergency by local or state officials;

5. An injury or illness of a child at the family home requiring the immediate attention of one or more caregivers, resulting in non-compliance of child-to-staff ratio or room ratio; and/or

6. During a period when licensing agency inspectors or other government officials require childcare family home staff to temporarily not be able to perform their normal supervisory duties.

Any violation of these regulations, in the discretion of the licensing agency, is punishable by a monetary penalty.

Notes

15 Miss. Code. R. 11-55-3.20.9

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-8

Adopted 11/14/2024