(a)

1. (1) Volunteers are those individuals who have routine contact with children and assist in the home.
2. (2) If they are left alone with children, considered in the staff-to-child ratios, or given supervisory and disciplinary control over children, they shall be considered staff and must meet caregiver qualifications and responsibilities.
3. (3) See 20 CAR § 476-303.

(b) All volunteers in a registered childcare family home shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older unless the volunteer:

1. (1) Is under the direct supervision of the licensee; and
2. (2) Has been approved on an individual basis by the Child Care Licensing Unit.

(c)

1. (1) Volunteers who have routine contact with children shall have on file a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check.
2. (2) An exception shall be given to parents who volunteer on field trips but are not left alone with children.
3. (3) Child Maltreatment Central Registry checks for volunteers under eighteen (18) years of age must include a parent’s signature.

(d)

1. (1) Individuals who provide health services or program enrichment activities on a limited basis are not considered volunteers.

2. (2) The home shall retain a register of such persons listing:

   1. (A) Name;
   2. (B) Organization address;
   3. (C) Telephone number;
   4. (D) Date and time in the center.

3. (3) Note.

   1. (A) This section does not apply to therapists or others who have routine contact with children.
   2. (B) Therapists who are not left alone with children are required to have Child Maltreatment Central Registry checks.
   3. (C) Therapists who are left alone with children at any time are subject to all background checks required for personnel.
   4. (D) The therapist:

(i) Is entitled to a copy of the initial background or maltreatment check results; and

1. (ii) May share a copy with other facilities in which the therapist may be working.