PURPOSE: This rule establishes criteria for local health departments to conduct health and safety inspections and for local fire districts to conduct fire safety inspections of license-exempt child care facilities.

1. (1) Sanitation inspections of license-exempt facilities may be delegated to local health departments if the standards employed for inspections are substantially equivalent to 19 CSR 40-60.090 Sanitation Requirements. Fees, as provided for in section 192.300, RSMo, may be charged at the option of the local health department.
2. (2) Fire safety inspections of license-exempt facilities may be delegated to local fire districts if the standards employed for inspections are equivalent to 19 CSR 40-60.080 Fire Safety Requirements.
3. (3) This rule expires on June 30, 2000. AUTHORITY: section 210.221.1(3), RSMo 1994.* This rule was previously filed as 19 CSR 40-60.030. Original rule filed Dec. 1, 1994, effective July 30, 1995. Changed to 19 CSR 30-60.030 July 30, 1998. *Original authority 1949, amended 1955, 1987, 1993.