Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.65 – Inspections; complaints
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.65
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of eighteen years. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.62
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the state Department of Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.62
- Family child care provider: means an individual who provides child care services for fewer than twenty-four hours per day per child, as the sole caregiver, for six or fewer children, in a private residence. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.62
- In-home provider: means an individual who provides child care services in the child or children's own home. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.62
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. The department, through its duly authorized agents, shall reserve the right to visit and inspect each registered family child care provider and in-home provider as deemed necessary by the department.
B. Any residence or home in which care is provided by a registered family child care provider or in-home provider shall be open to inspection by the department, parents of children in care, and by other authorized inspection personnel during normal working hours or when children are in care.
C. The identity of a person making a complaint against a family child care or in-home provider shall be confidential and shall not be subject to the Public Records Law.
Acts 2014, No. 868, §3, eff. Feb. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 354, §2, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2019, No. 244, §1.