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) 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) 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.

AUTHORITY: sections 210.221.1(3) and 210.252.5, RSMo Supp. 1999.* 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. Emergency amendment filed March 1, 2000, effective March 11, 2000, expired Sept. 6, 2000. Amended: Filed March 1, 2000, effective Aug. 30, 2000. Moved to 5 CSR 25-300.030, effective Aug. 30, 2021. *Original authority: 210.221, RSMo 1949, amended 1955, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1999; 210.252, RSMo 1993, amended 1999.