WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 456

agencies as those rules and regulations relate to other types of
day care.

(c) At a minimum, the rules and regulations shall provide
for:

(1)  minimum standards of environmental health and
safety, including provisions for:

(i) adequate and safe physical surroundings;

(ii) the physical and mental health of day care
providers; and

(iii) investigation of any criminal record of a
day care provider;

(2)  a thorough evaluation of each prospective family
day care home and day care provider, to be completed before the
Department accepts an initial registration;

(3)  self-certification by each registered day care
provider once every 2 years that all requirements for a family
day care home are being met;

(4)  reporting of any changed circumstances that
relate to the requirements, by the day care provider, at the time
the change occurs;

(5)  an orientation to be provided to prospective day
care providers by the local department before initial
registration;

(6)  inspection by the Department of each registered
family day care home at least once every 2 years to determine
whether the requirements are being met; [and]

(7)  procedures to be followed by the Department in
response to a complaint about a family day care home; AND

(8)  A REQUIREMENT THAT A PERSON WHO ADVERTISES A
FAMILY DAY CARE HOME OR FAMILY DAY CARE SERVICE SHALL:

(I)  INDICATE IN THE ADVERTISEMENT THAT THE
FAMILY DAY CARE HOME IS REGISTERED; AND

(II) SHALL DISPLAY IN THE ADVERTISEMENT THE
REGISTRATION NUMBER ISSUED TO THE FAMILY DAY CARE HOME OR FAMILY
DAY CARE SERVICE BY THE DEPARTMENT.

5-552.

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