Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-27 - DAY CARE LICENSURE - CHILD CARE LICENSING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY NIGHTTIME HOMES, GROUP DAY CARE HOMES, AND GROUP NIGHTTIME HOMES › Section 660-5-27-.11 - Corrective/Adverse Actions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Corrective or adverse actions may be imposed by the Department
				when the licensee fails to meet and maintain standards prescribed by the
				Department. Corrective and adverse actions may include, but need not be limited
				to: deficiency reports; corrective action plans; probationary status;
				restrictions or modifications of the provisions of the license/ permit;
				suspension of a license/permit; revocation of a license/permit.
Written notice of the corrective or adverse action shall be
				posted at each public entrance of the child care home.
None of these requirements are to be interpreted to allow a
				home to operate in violation of the standards or out of compliance with the
				standards.
(1) Deficiency Report. If
			 an inspection, evaluation, or investigation indicates non-compliance with the
			 standards (deficiency), a deficiency report shall be prepared by the
			 Department. A deficiency report is prepared in conjunction with or subsequent
			 to a visit to the home, or after investigation of a substantiated complaint
			 regarding the home. In any visit to the home in which deficiencies are observed
			 or noted, the licensing representative shall complete a deficiency report, and
			 discuss the deficiencies observed or noted with the licensee or facility
			 representative. A copy of the completed deficiency report shall be provided to
			 the licensee or facility representative. No deficiency report shall be
			 completed in conjunction with a prelicensing visit.
(2) Corrective Action.
(a) If an inspection, evaluation, or
			 investigation indicates continued or repeated non-compliance with the
			 standards, or if areas of non-compliance indicated previously on a deficiency
			 report are not corrected, a corrective action plan may be developed to allow
			 the licensee to achieve compliance with the standards while continuing to care
			 for children. The corrective action plan shall include: a statement of each
			 deficiency; a description of how the deficiency shall be corrected; the date by
			 which corrections shall be completed; and the signature of the Department's
			 representative and the licensee or facility representative.
(b) During the corrective action period, the
			 licensee shall correct each deficiency (area of noncompliance) and shall report
			 the corrections to the Department. The length of time the corrective action
			 plan remains in effect shall be determined based on the nature of the areas of
			 noncompliance. If the licensee fails or refuses to comply with the standards
			 and the terms of the corrective action plan, the Department may initiate
			 adverse action such as probation or revocation of the license/permit.
(c) Requests for changes to the provisions of
			 the license such as increases in licensed capacity or changes in the ages of
			 the children received for care shall not be granted during the corrective
			 action period.