1. (a) A provider shall provide for a safe environment by ensuring that no conditions exist in or on the grounds of the facility where the provider operates a child care program that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children, including ensuring that the following items are placed in areas that are inaccessible to the children in the provider's care:

   1. (1) Firearms, ammunition, and other weapons.
   2. (2) Poisons, chemicals, bleach, and cleaning materials.
   3. (3) Medications.

2. (b) A provider shall do the following with respect to transporting children away from the facility where the provider operates a child care program:

   1. (1) Obtain written permission from the child's parent or legal guardian to transport the child.

   2. (2) Ensure that the child is transported only by an employee or a volunteer who:

      1. (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
      2. (B) holds a valid driver's license; and
      3. (C) transports the child in a properly licensed and insured motor vehicle.

As added by P.L.247-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.225-2013, SEC.14; P.L.25-2018, SEC.2.