- A. A licensee shall require that a child be enrolled by the child’s parent or an individual authorized in writing by the parent.
B. Except as required in A.R.S. § 36-3009, before an enrolled child receives child care services, a licensee shall require the enrolled child’s parent to complete an Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record, no more than a two-page written notice, that is signed by the enrolled child’s parent containing:
- 1. The child’s name, home address, sex, and date of birth;
- 2. The date of the child’s enrollment;
- 3. The name, home address, email address, and telephone number of each parent of the child;
- 4. The name and telephone number of at least two individuals authorized by the child’s parent to collect the child from the facility in case of emergency, or if the child’s parent cannot be contacted;
- 5. The name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider;
- 6. The written authorization for emergency medical care of the enrolled child;
- 7. The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child;
- 8. The written instructions of a child’s parent or health care provider for the nutritional and dietary needs of the child including, if applicable, the request in R9-5-731(C)(13); and
- 9. A written record completed by the child’s parent or health care provider noting the child’s susceptibility to illness, physical conditions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance.
- C. A licensee shall maintain a current Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record for each enrolled child on facility premises in a place that provides a staff member ready access to the record in the event of an emergency at, or evacuation of, the facility.
D. When an enrolled child is disenrolled from a facility, the licensee shall:
- 1. Enter the date of disenrollment on the child’s Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record; and
- 2. Maintain the records in subsection (D)(1) for 12 months after the date of disenrollment on facility premises in a place separate from the current Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record. If a licensee is a school governing board, a charter school, or a person operating multiple child care facilities, the licensee may maintain disenrollment records in a single central administrative office located in the same city, town, or school attendance area as the facility.
Historical Note
New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 2015 (June 27, 2025), effective August 3, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).