Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2

Sec. 28.5. (a) The county office of family and children (COFC) shall send a letter of request to the licensee for an information update that includes the:

(1) name of the licensee;

(2) name of the caregiver;

(3) address and phone number of the child care home; and

(4) license expiration date.

(b) The COFC shall make an annual visit to the home during normal business hours and complete a limited inspection checklist.

(c) The caregiver shall maintain and make available verification of the following:

(1) An annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray for direct child care providers and each family member over eighteen (18) years of age.

(2) Criminal history checks conducted for direct child care providers and family members, and others over eighteen (18) years of age, living in the home.

(3) A check of the applicant, the applicant's spouse, and any others living in the home conducted to determine whether their name appears on the sex offender registry.

(4) Notification of the local fire department.

(5) Certification of current first aid training and current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for direct child care providers.

(6) A water quality test required by section 47(b) of this rule.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5; filed Jul 3, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 3062; errata filed Aug 7, 1996, 11:10 a.m.: 19 IR 3471; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA; filed May 7, 2025, 2:20 p.m.: 20250604-IR-470240388FRA)