(b) So far as practicable, the rules and regulations shall be uniform with the
rules and regulations adopted by other State 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; 

(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; AND

(9) A REQUIREMENT THAT EACH REGISTERED DAY CARE PROVIDER
SHALL HOLD A CURRENT CERTIFICATE INDICATING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF
APPROVED:

(I) BASIC FIRST AID TRAINING THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED
CROSS, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; OR THROUGH A PROGRAM WITH
EQUIVALENT STANDARDS; AND

(II) INFANT AND CHILD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)
TRAINING THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, THE AMERICAN HEART