Utah Admin. Code R430-50-7 - Personnel and Training Requirements
(1) The provider shall remain present at the
home at least 50% of the time each week the program is open for
business.
(2) If the provider is
not present, the provider shall ensure that there is at least one covered
individual who is 18 years old or older present at the facility when there is a
child in care.
(3) The provider
shall ensure that any covered individual caring for the children is supervised,
qualified, and trained to:
(a) meet the needs
of each child; and
(b) comply with
this rule.
(4) The
provider shall ensure that each caregiver working with a child:
(a) completes at least ten hours of child
care training each year, based on the facility's residential certificate date,
or at least 45 minutes of child care training each month they work if hired
partway through the facility's licensing year;
(b) completes the 2-1/2 hour preservice
training offered by OL before becoming involved with child care;
(c) is at least 16 years old;
(d) is considered eligible by an OBP
background check before becoming involved with child care; and
(e) knows and follows any applicable law and
this rule.
(5) The
provider shall ensure that any other staff, including any driver, cook, and
clerk:
(a) completes the 2-1/2 hour preservice
training offered by OL before becoming involved with child care;
(b) is considered eligible by an OBP
background check before becoming involved with child care;
(c) is introduced to other staff and to the
caregiver's assigned group;
(d)
knows and follows any applicable law and this rule; and
(e) reviews the information in each child's
health assessment in the caregiver's assigned group, including allergies, food
sensitivities, and other individual needs.
(6) The provider shall ensure that each
volunteer is considered eligible by an OBP background check before becoming
involved with child care.
(7) The
provider shall submit a background check as required in Section
R430-50-8 for each guest who is
12 years old and older and stays in the home for more than two weeks.
(8) The provider shall ensure that each
household member who is:
(a) 12 to 17 years
old is considered eligible by an OBP background check; and
(b) 18 years old or older is considered
eligible by an OBP background check that includes fingerprints.
(9) The provider shall ensure that
an individual who provides an Individualized Educational Plan or Individualized
Family Service plan services including any physical, occupational, or speech
therapist:
(a) provides identification before
having access to the facility or to a child at the facility; and
(b) has received the child's parent's
permission for services to take place at the facility.
(10) The provider shall ensure that any
individual from law enforcement, Child Protective Services, the department, and
any similar entity provides identification before having access to the facility
or to a child at the facility.
(11)
The provider shall ensure that each covered individual required to complete
preservice training receives the 2-1/2 hour preservice training offered by OL
that includes at least the following topics:
(a) administration of medication;
(b) applicable laws and requirements under
Rule R430-50;
(c) building and
physical premises safety;
(d) child
and brain development, including the social, emotional, physical, cognitive,
and language principles of child growth;
(e) children whose special needs may include
a disability;
(f) emergency
preparedness, response, and recovery plan;
(g) pediatric first aid and CPR;
(h) precautions in transporting
children;
(i) prevention and
control of infectious diseases including immunizations;
(j) prevention of and response to emergencies
due to food and allergy reactions;
(k) prevention of shaken baby syndrome,
abusive head trauma, child maltreatment, and coping with crying
babies;
(l) prevention of sudden
infant death syndrome and the use of safe sleeping practices;
(m) prevention, signs, and symptoms of child
abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse, and legal reporting
requirements;
(n) recognizing the
signs of an individual experiencing homelessness and available assistance; and
(o) safe handling and disposal of
hazardous materials and bio contaminants.
(12) The provider shall ensure that annual
child care training includes at least each topic listed in:
(b) Subsections
R430-50-7(11)(a) through
(o).
(13) The provider shall ensure that at least
half of the required annual training is interactive.
(14) The provider shall ensure that at least
one covered individual with a current Red Cross, American Heart Association, or
equivalent pediatric first aid and CPR certification is present when a child is
in care:
(a) at each offsite
activity;
(b) at the facility;
and
(c) in each vehicle
transporting a child.
(15) The provider shall ensure that CPR
certification includes hands-on testing.
(16) The provider shall ensure that current
pediatric first aid and CPR certification records for each covered individual
required by this rule to have them are on-site for review by OL.
Notes
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(1) The provider shall remain present at the home at least 50% of the time each week the program is open for business.
(2) If the provider is not present, the provider shall ensure that there is at least one covered individual who is 18 years old or older present at the facility when there is a child in care.
(3) The provider shall ensure that any covered individual caring for the children is supervised, qualified, and trained to:
(a) meet the needs of the children as required by this rule; and
(b) be in compliance with licensing requirements under Rule R430-50.
(4) The provider shall ensure that caregivers:
(a) are at least 16 years old;
(b) are considered eligible by a CCL background check before becoming involved with child care ;
(c) complete the 2-1/2 hour preservice training offered by the department before caring for children;
(d) know and follow any applicable laws and requirements under Rule R430-50; and
(e) complete at least ten hours of child care training each year, based on the facility 's residential certificate date, or at least 45 minutes of child care training each month they work if hired partway through the facility 's licensing year.
(5) The provider shall ensure that any other staff including drivers, cooks, and clerks:
(a) are considered eligible by a CCL background check before becoming involved with child care ;
(b) complete the 2-1/2 hour preservice training offered by the department before beginning job duties;
(c) know and follow any applicable laws and requirements under Rule R430-50;
(d) are introduced to other staff and to the caregiver 's assigned group ; and
(e) review the information in each child's health assessment in the caregiver 's assigned group , including allergies, food sensitivities, and other individual needs.
(6) The provider shall ensure that volunteers are considered eligible by a CCL background check before becoming involved with child care .
(7) The provider shall submit a background check as required in Section R430-50-8 for each guest who is 12 years old and older and stays in the home for more than two weeks.
(8) The provider shall ensure that household members who are:
(a) 12 to 17 years old are considered eligible by a CCL background check; and
(b) 18 years old or older are considered eligible by a CCL background check that includes fingerprints.
(9) The provider shall ensure that individuals who provide Individualized Educational Plan or Individualized Family Service plan (IFSP) services including physical, occupational, or speech therapists:
(a) provide proper identification before having access to the facility or to a child at the facility ; and
(b) have received the child's parent 's permission for services to take place at the facility .
(10) The provider shall ensure that individuals from law enforcement, Child Protective Services, the department , and any similar entities provide proper identification before having access to the facility or to a child at the facility .
(11) The provider shall ensure that each covered individual required to complete preservice training receives the 2-1/2 hour preservice training offered by the department that includes at least the following topics:
(a) applicable laws and requirements under Rule R430-50;
(b) children whose special needs may include disabilities;
(c) recognizing the signs of homelessness and available assistance;
(d) building and physical premises safety;
(e) prevention, signs, and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse , and legal reporting requirements;
(f) pediatric first aid and CPR;
(g) emergency preparedness, response, and recovery plan;
(h) prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergy reactions;
(i) safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials and bio contaminants;
(j) prevention and control of infectious diseases including immunizations;
(k) administration of medication;
(l) child and brain development, including the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language principles of child growth;
(m) precautions in transporting children;
(n) prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, child maltreatment, and coping with crying babies; and
(o) prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and the use of safe sleeping practices.
(12) The provider shall ensure that annual child care training includes at least the following topics:
(b) each topic listed in Subsections R430-50-7(11)(a) through (o).
(13) The provider shall ensure that at least half of the required annual training is interactive.
(14) The provider shall ensure that at least one covered individual with a current Red Cross, American Heart Association, or equivalent pediatric first aid and CPR certification is present when children are in care:
(a) at the facility ;
(b) in each vehicle transporting children; and
(c) at each offsite activity.
(15) The provider shall ensure that CPR certification includes hands-on testing.
(16) The provider shall ensure that current pediatric first aid and CPR certification records for each covered individual required by this rule to have them are on-site for review by the department .