Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 41 - Child Care Assistance Program › Article 2 - Provisions for Providers › 7 AAC 41.210 - Provider responsibilities

Current through May 31, 2024
Except for a provider subject to
					 7 AAC 41.370, a participating provider
(1) shall, within 10 business days after a
				  change to information provided on the application, provide to the department or
				  designee complete, accurate, and current information regarding any factor that
				  would affect eligibility to participate in the child care assistance program
				  under this chapter;
(2) shall
				  remain in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter; in
				  addition, a provider subject to the licensing requirements of 7 AAC 57 shall
				  remain in compliance with the applicable requirements of that chapter; a
				  provider described in
				  7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall
				  remain in compliance with the applicable requirements of the accrediting,
				  certifying, or approving agency;
(3) may not exclude a participating family
				  from any discount rate offered by the provider;
(4) shall provide written notice of any rate
				  increase to the department or designee and to participating families at least
				  30 days before the first day of the month that the increase will take
				  effect;
(5) must have a valid
				  authorization issued by the department or designee before requesting payment
				  from the department for services under this chapter;
(6) shall immediately notify the department
				  or designee regarding any circumstance that involves abuse, harm, or serious
				  risk of harm to children in care;
(7) shall give written notice to a
				  participating family at least 10 business days before child care services are
				  discontinued, specifying the last date care is to be provided;
(8) shall cooperate with the department by
				  allowing announced or unannounced access by the department to all areas of the
				  child care premises, records, and children in care for purposes of health and
				  safety inspections, investigations, or other program compliance
				  reviews;
(9) shall contact the
				  child's parent in case of illness or injury;
(10) shall allow a parent of a child in care
				  unlimited access to the parent's child and all areas of the child care
				  premises;
(11) shall maintain daily
				  attendance records reflecting dates and time children are in care;
(12) shall, before program participation or
				  within the first three months after receiving approval for program
				  participation, obtain training on health and safety topics consisting of
(A) the prevention and control of infectious
				  diseases; training under this subparagraph must include training on
				  immunizations;
(B) prevention of
				  sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices;
(C) the administration of medication,
				  consistent with standards for parental consent;
(D) the prevention of and response to
				  emergencies because of food and allergic reactions;
(E) building and physical premises safety,
				  including identification of and protection &om hazards, bodies of water,
				  and vehicular traffic;
(F)
				  prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child
				  maltreatment;
(G) emergency
				  preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a hazard or
				  natural disaster within the meaning of those terms under
				  42 U.S.C.
				  5195 a(a) (sec. 602(a), Robert T. Stafford
				  Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act);
(H) handling and storage of hazardous
				  materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants;
(I) appropriate precautions in transporting
				  children;
(J) recognition and
				  reporting of child abuse and neglect; and
(K) minimum health and safety training; and
				  (13) shall obtain annually at least 12 hours of ongoing training pertaining to
				  health and safety, early childhood and development, or both.