Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2-4

Sec. 41. (a) Records, kept at the child care center, must document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers:

(1) An application for employment.

(2) Qualifications.

(3) A statewide limited criminal history check completed by the Indiana state police.

(4) The name, address, and telephone number of the person, physician, or health facility to be contacted in the event of an emergency.

(5) An annual written evaluation of the employee's performance.

(6) Physical examination verification form with the physician's or nurse practitioner's signature, within thirty (30) days of employment, dated not earlier than twelve (12) months before date of hire.

(7) Verification that staff is free of tuberculosis within thirty (30) days of employment and annually thereafter.

(8) In-service training.

(9) Dates of employment.

(b) Volunteers and support staff are exempt from documentation of qualifications, evaluations, and in-service training requirements. Volunteers who are counted in the staff to child ratio shall meet all staff requirements.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.7-41; filed Aug 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 129; 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 Oct 31, 2025, 10:48 a.m.: 20251126-IR-470250369FRA)