1. (a)

   1. (1) An EIDT must appropriately supervise all clients based on each client’s needs.
   2. (2) An EIDT must have enough employees onsite to supervise clients at the EIDT location.

2. (b)

   1. (1) An EIDT must comply with all requirements applicable to employees under this part and all requirements applicable to employees of childcare centers, including without limitation:

      1. (A) Drug screens;
      2. (B) Criminal background checks; and
      3. (C) Adult and child maltreatment checks.

   2. (2) An EIDT must verify an employee still meets all requirements under this part:

      1. (A) Upon the request of the Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance; or
      2. (B) Whenever the EIDT receives information after hiring that would create a reasonable belief that the employee no longer meets all requirements under this part.
3. (c) An EIDT must conduct criminal background checks for all employees as required by law and applicable minimum licensing standards for childcare centers.
4. (d) An EIDT must conduct a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check on each employee prior to hiring and at least every two (2) years thereafter.
5. (e) An EIDT must conduct an Adult and Long-term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry check on each employee prior to hiring and at least every two (2) years thereafter.
6. (f) An EIDT must conduct a drug screen that tests for the use of illegal drugs on each employee prior to hiring.
7. (g) An EIDT must conduct an Arkansas Sex Offender Registry search on each employee prior to hiring and at least every two (2) years thereafter.

8. (h)

   1. (1) Employees must be sixteen (16) years of age or older.

   2. (2) Employees under eighteen (18) years of age must be:

      1. (A) Directly and visually supervised by an adult employee when in direct contact with clients; and
      2. (B) Enrolled in high school or GED curriculum.

   3. (3) Student observers:

      1. (A) Cannot be counted toward staff-to-client ratios;
      2. (B) Cannot have disciplinary control over an EIDT client;
      3. (C) Cannot be left alone with a client; and
      4. (D) Are not required to have criminal background, child maltreatment, or adult maltreatment checks.

9. (i)

   1. (1) Except as provided in subdivision (i)(2) of this section, the EIDT must provide at least the following minimum staff-to-client ratio for all clients: Age Group Ratio 0 to 18 months 1:4 18 to 36 months 1:6 3 to 4 years 1:8 4 years and above 1:9
   2. (2) The EIDT may reduce the staff-to-client ratio by up to fifty percent (50%) during naptime for clients who are two and one-half (2 1/2) years of age and older, if at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the staff-to-client ratio is maintained throughout the EIDT facility.

10. (j)

    1. (1) An EIDT must document all scheduled and actual employee staffing.

    2. (2) The documentation required for employee staffing includes without limitation employee:

       1. (A) Names;
       2. (B) Job title or credential;
       3. (C) Job duties; and
       4. (D) Typical working days and hours.

Codification Notes: “GED” means General Educational Development.