1. (a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) shall comply with the requirements of 7 AAC 57.400(a). A child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall

   1. (1) at or before a child's admission for care, obtain emergency information about the child from the child's parent, including

      1. (A) information about any drug or other allergies;
      2. (B) information about any medication the child is taking or medical or other treatment the child requires;
      3. (C) information on how to contact the child's parent and at least one other local emergency contact individual;
      4. (D) permission slips on a form prescribed by the department, signed by the parent, for emergency transport to a health care facility and for the provision of emergency care and treatment; and
      5. (E) the name of a hospital and physician of choice as designated by the parent;
   2. (2) maintain the information obtained under (1) of this subsection on a form prescribed by the department; and
   3. (3) review and update information obtained under (1) of this subsection at least semi-annually, and more often if a parent provides changed or additional information.
2. (b) A provider may not admit a child if that child's admission would place the provider beyond the conditions of approval to participate in the child care assistance program under this chapter.

3. (c) The provider shall collaborate with the child's parent in developing and implementing a plan of care for the child at or before admission when a child is identified as having special needs or when a special need is identified. The plan of care

   1. (1) must be approved by the parent and the provider responsible for the care of the child and must be signed and dated by the parent, the provider, and as applicable by provider type, the administrator and the facility coordinator for special needs children, if any;

   2. (2) must be based on the following information, to the extent that the parent consents in writing to disclose the information:

      1. (A) results of medical and developmental examinations;
      2. (B) assessments of the child's cognitive functioning or current overall functioning;
      3. (C) evaluations of the family's needs, concerns, and priorities;
      4. (D) the child's individualized family service plan (IFSP) developed under 4 AAC 52.142 or individualized education program (IEP) developed under 4 AAC 52.140, if any;
      5. (E) other evaluations as needed;
   3. (3) must address any specific services the child care provider will provide in functional outcome objectives, designated responsibility for provision, and financing;
   4. (4) must list any additional services, including educational or therapeutic services, the child is receiving from other service providers, and must identify the providers of those services; and
   5. (5) may contain permission from the parent for the child care provider to contact additional service providers and the child's individualized family service plan (IFSP) coordinator, if any.
4. (d) A child care provider shall review information submitted about a child under (c) of this section in order to determine whether the provider can meet the child's needs. If, after reviewing that information, the provider determines it can satisfy the child's needs, the provider may admit the child. If the provider has reason to believe that, even with reasonable accommodation, the provider cannot meet the child's needs, the provider may deny admission to the child.

(Eff. 1/5/2017, Register 221)

Authority: AS 47.25.001