California Health and Safety Code 1596.8595 – (a) (1) Each licensed child day care facility shall post a …
(a) (1) Each licensed child day care facility shall post a copy of any licensing report pertaining to the facility that documents either a facility inspection or a complaint investigation that results in a citation for a violation that, if not corrected, will create a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of the children in care. The licensing report provided by the department shall be posted immediately upon receipt, adjacent to the postings required pursuant to Section 1596.817 and on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door to the facility and shall remain posted for 30 consecutive days.
(2) A family day care home shall comply with the posting requirements contained in paragraph (1) during the hours when clients are present.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1596.8595
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
(3) Failure to comply with paragraph (1) shall result in an immediate civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100).
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1596.859, the licensee shall post a licensing report or other appropriate document verifying the licensee’s compliance or noncompliance with the department’s order to correct a deficiency that is subject to posting pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). The licensing report or other document shall be posted immediately upon receipt, adjacent to the postings required pursuant to Section 1596.817, on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door into the facility and shall be posted for a period of 30 consecutive days.
(2) A family day care home shall comply with the posting requirements contained in paragraph (1) during the hours when clients are present.
(3) Failure to comply with paragraph (1) shall result in an immediate civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100).
(c) (1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents a citation issued pursuant to subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 1596.99 or subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 1597.58 or that represents an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.893b.
(2) Upon enrollment of a new child in a facility, the licensee shall provide to the parents or legal guardians of the newly enrolling child copies of any licensing report that the licensee has received during the prior 12-month period that documents a citation issued pursuant to subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 1596.99 or subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 1597.58 or that represents an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.893b.
(3) The licensee shall require each recipient of the licensing report described in paragraph (1) pertaining to a complaint investigation to sign a statement indicating that he or she has received the document and the date it was received.
(4) The licensee shall keep verification of receipt in each child’s file.
(d) (1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or legal guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing document pertaining to a conference conducted by a local licensing agency management representative with the licensee in which issues of noncompliance are discussed.
(2) Upon enrollment of a new child in a facility, the licensee shall provide to the parents or legal guardians of the newly enrolling child copies of any licensing document that the licensee has received during the prior 12-month period that pertains to a conference conducted by a local licensing agency management representative with the licensee in which issues of noncompliance are discussed.
(3) The licensee shall require each recipient of the licensing document pertaining to a conference to sign a statement indicating that he or she has received the document and the date it was received.
(4) The licensee shall keep verification of receipt in each child’s file.
(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2017.
(Repealed (in Sec. 11) and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 823, Sec. 12. (AB 2231) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative July 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)