Utah Admin. Code R430-90-7 - Personnel and Training Requirements

(1) The provider or the provider designee shall be present at the home when a child is in care.

(2) The provider must ensure that, before being left alone with a child, the provider designee:

(a) completes OL's new provider training; and

(b) has current first aid and pediatric CPR certifications.

(3) The provider shall ensure that any covered individual caring for a child is supervised, qualified, and trained to:

(a) comply with licensing requirements under this rule; and

(b) meet the needs of any child as required by this rule.

(4) The provider shall ensure that a caregiver:

(a) completes at least 20 hours of child care training each year, based on the facility's license date, or at least 1-1/2 hours 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;

(e) is introduced to other staff and to the caregiver's assigned group of children;

(f) knows and follows any applicable laws and requirements under this rule; and

(g) reviews the information in each child's health assessment in the caregiver's assigned group, including any allergy, food sensitivity, and other individual needs.

(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) knows and follows any applicable law and this rule; and

(c) is considered eligible by an OBP background check before becoming involved with child care.

(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 R430-90-8 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 R381-70;

(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:

(a) administration of medication;

(b) building and physical premises safety;

(c) child and brain development, including the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language principles of child growth;

(d) children with special needs;

(e) emergency preparedness, response, and recovery plan;

(f) pediatric first aid and CPR;

(g) prevention and control of infectious diseases including immunizations;

(h) precautions in transporting children;

(i) prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergy reactions;

(j) prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, child maltreatment, and coping with crying babies;

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

(l) prevention, signs, and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse, and legal reporting requirements;

(m) recognizing the signs of an individual experiencing homelessness and available assistance;

(n) safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials and bio contaminants; and

(o) Sections R430-90-7 through R430-90-24.

(13) The provider shall ensure that at least half of the required annual training is interactive.

(14) The provider shall ensure that documentation of each individual's annual child care training is on-site for review by OL and includes the:

(a) date of the training;

(b) name of the individual or organization that presented the training;

(c) total hours or minutes of the training;

(d) training topic; and

(e) whether the training was interactive or not.

(15) 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.

(16) The provider shall ensure that CPR certification includes hands-on testing.

(17) The provider shall ensure that the following records for each caregiver and volunteer are on-site for review by OL:

(a) the date of initial employment or association with the program;

(b) a current pediatric first aid and CPR certification, if required in this rule; and

(c) a six-week record of the times worked each day.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R430-90-7

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-8, effective 3/30/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-1, effective 12/28/2017 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-16, effective 8/10/2018 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-17, effective 9/1/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-12, effective 6/1/2022 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-22, effective 11/9/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-10, effective 5/8/2025