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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Article 6 - OPIOID POISONING-RELATED REPORTING › Section R9-4-602 - Opioid Poisoning-Related Reporting Requirements

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A. A first response agency shall, either
				personally or through a representative, submit a report to the Department, in a
				Department-provided format and within five business days after an encounter
				with an individual with a suspected opioid overdose, that includes:
1. The following information about the first
				response agency:
a. Name;
b. Street address, city, county, and zip
				code;
c. Whether the first response
				agency reporting is:
i. An ambulance
				service,
ii. An emergency medical
				services provider, or
iii. A law
				enforcement agency; and
d. If applicable, the certificate number
				issued by the Department to the ambulance service;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R9-5-101 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §
									36-881,
				  the following definitions apply in this Chapter unless otherwise
				  specified:
1. "Abuse" has the same
				meaning as in A.R.S. §
									8-201.
2. "Accident" means an unexpected occurrence
				that:
a. Causes injury to an enrolled
				child,
b. Requires attention from a
				staff member, and
c. May or may not
				be an emergency.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R9-5-102 - Individuals to Act for Applicant or Licensee Regarding Document, Fingerprinting, and Department-provided Training Requirements

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When an applicant or licensee is required by this Chapter to
				  provide information on or sign documents, possess a fingerprint clearance card,
				  or complete Department-provided training, the following shall satisfy the
				  requirement on behalf of the applicant or licensee:
1. If the applicant or licensee is an
				individual, the individual;
2. If
				the applicant or licensee is a business organization, a designated agent who
				meets the requirements in A.R.S. §
									36-889(D);
3. If the applicant or licensee is a public
				school, an individual designated in writing as signatory for the public school
				by the school district governing board or school district
				superintendent;
4. If the applicant
				or licensee is a charter school, the person approved to operate the charter
				school by the school district governing board, the Arizona State Board of
				Education, or the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools; and
5. If the applicant or licensee is a
				governmental agency, the individual in the senior leadership position with the
				agency or an individual designated in writing as signatory by that individual.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section R9-5-202 - Time-frames

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A. The overall
				time-frame for each type of approval granted by the Department under this
				Article is listed in Table 2.1. The applicant and the Department may agree in
				writing to extend the substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame.
				An extension of the substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame
				may not exceed 25% of the overall time-frame.
B. The administrative completeness review
				time-frame for each type of approval granted by the Department under this
				Article is listed in Table 2.1 and begins on the date that the Department
				receives an application packet.
1. An
				application packet for a license is not complete until the date, provided to
				the Department with the application packet or by written notice, that the child
				care facility is ready for an onsite licensing inspection.
2. The Department shall send a notice of
				administrative completeness or deficiencies to the applicant within the
				administrative completeness review time-frame.
a. A notice of deficiencies shall list each
				deficiency and the items needed to complete the application packet.
b. The administrative completeness review
				time-frame and the overall time-frame are suspended from the date that the
				notice of deficiencies is issued until the date that the Department receives
				all of the missing items from the applicant.
c. If an applicant for a license or an
				approval of a change affecting a license fails to submit to the Department all
				of the items listed in the notice of deficiencies within 180 calendar days
				after the date that the Department sent the notice of deficiencies, the
				Department shall consider the application or request for approval
				withdrawn.
3. If the
				Department issues a license or other approval to the applicant during the
				administrative completeness review time-frame, the Department shall not issue a
				separate written notice of administrative completeness.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Table 2.1 - Time-frames (in calendar days)

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Type of Approval
Statutory Authority
Overall Time-Frame
Administrative Completeness Review
							 Time-Frame
Substantive Review Time-Frame
License under
							 R9-5-201
A.R.S. §
													36-882
120
30
90
Approval of Change Affecting License under
							 R9-5-208
A.R.S. §§
													36-882
							 and
							 36-883
75
30
45
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section R9-5-203 - Fingerprinting and Background Check

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A. A licensee shall ensure that a staff
				member completes, signs, dates, and submits to the licensee, before the staff
				member's starting date of employment or volunteer service:
1. The form required in A.R.S. §
										36-883.02(C);
				and
2. If required by A.R.S. §
										8-804,
				the form in A.R.S. §
										8-804(I).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section R9-5-204 - Child Care Service Classifications

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A. The Department licenses child care
				facilities using the following service classifications:
1. Full-day care;
2. Part-day care;
3. Evening and nighttime care;
4. Infant care;
5. One-year-old child care;
6. Two-year-old child care;
7. Three-year-old, four-year-old, and
				five-year-old child care;
8.
				School-age child care; and
9.
				Weekend care.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section R9-5-205 - Submission of Licensure Fees

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A licensee shall submit to the Department, every three years
				  and no more than 60 calendar days before the anniversary date of the facility's
				  license:
1. A form provided by the
				Department that contains:
a. The licensee's
				name,
b. The facility's name and
				license number, and
c. Whether the
				licensee intends to submit the applicable fee:
i. With the form, or
ii. According to the payment plan in
				subsection (2)(b), and
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section R9-5-206 - Licensure Fees

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A.
				Except as provided in subsection (B), the fees for an applicant submitting an
				application or a licensee submitting licensure fees are:
1. For a child care facility with a licensed
				capacity of five to 10 children, $1,000;
2. For a child care facility with a licensed
				capacity of 11 to 59 children, $4,000; and
3. For a child care facility with a licensed
				capacity of 60 or more children, $7,800.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section R9-5-207 - Invalid License

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If a licensee does not submit the licensure fee as required
				  in
				  R9-5-205(2),
				  the facility license is no longer valid and the facility is operating without a
				  license.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section R9-5-208 - Changes Affecting a License

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A. At least 30 calendar days before the date
				of a change in a facility's name, a licensee shall send the Department written
				notice of the name change and the Department shall issue an amended license
				that incorporates the name change but retains the anniversary date of the
				current license.
B. At least 30
				calendar days before the date of an intended change in a facility's service
				classification, space utilization, or licensed capacity, a licensee shall
				submit a written request for approval of the intended change to the Department
				that includes:
1. The licensee's
				name;
2. The facility's name,
				street address, city, state, zip code, mailing address, and telephone
				number;
3. The name, telephone
				number, and fax number of a point of contact for the request;
4. The facility's license number;
5. The type of change intended:
a. Service classification,
b. Space utilization, or
c. Licensed capacity;
6. A narrative description of the intended
				change; and
7. The following
				additional information, as applicable:
a. If
				the intended change affects an activity area, the following information about
				each affected activity area, as applicable:
i.
				Identification of the activity area,
ii. Current and intended square
				footage,
iii. Current and intended
				operating hours,
iv. Current and
				intended service classification,
v.
				Current and intended licensed capacity, and
vi. Whether the activity area has or will
				have a diaper changing area;
b. If the intended change is to increase
				licensed capacity, the square footage of the outdoor activity area;
				and
c. If the intended change
				includes an alteration or addition to the physical plant of a licensed
				facility, the following, as applicable:
i. If
				the facility is not located in a public school or if providing child care
				services to infants, one-year-old children, or two-year-old children in a
				facility located in a public school, the information required in
				R9-5-201(A)(5)(g) and (h) showing the intended change; or
ii. If the facility is located in a public
				school and provides child care only for three-year-old, four-year-old, or
				five-year-old, or school-age children, a set of final construction drawings or
				a school map, including the information required in
				R9-5-201(5)(j)
				showing the intended change.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section R9-5-209 - Inspections; Investigations

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A.
				A licensee shall allow the Department immediate access to all areas of the
				facility affecting the health, safety, or welfare of an enrolled child or to
				which an enrolled child has access during hours of operation.
B. A licensee shall permit the Department to
				interview each staff member or enrolled child as part of an investigation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 2 - PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section R9-5-210 - Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of License

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A. The Department may deny, revoke, or
				suspend a license to operate a facility if an applicant or licensee:
1. Provides false or misleading information
				to the Department;
2. Has been
				denied a certificate or license to operate a child care group home or child
				care facility in any state, unless the denial was based on the applicant's
				failure to complete the certification or licensing process according to a
				required time-frame;
3. Has had a
				certificate or license to operate a child care group home or child care
				facility revoked or suspended in any state;
4. Has been denied a fingerprint clearance
				card or has had a fingerprint clearance card revoked under A.R.S. Title 41,
				Chapter 12, Article 3.1;
5. Fails
				to substantially comply with any provision in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1,
				Article 1 or this Chapter; or
6.
				Substantially complies with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 and this
				Chapter, but refuses to carry out a plan acceptable to the Department to
				eliminate any deficiencies.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-301 - General Licensee Responsibilities

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A. A licensee shall:
1. Designate a facility director who acts on
				behalf of the licensee and is responsible for the daily onsite operation of a
				facility;
2. Submit the name of the
				designated facility director in writing to the Department before a license is
				issued;
3. Except as provided in
				subsection (A)(4), within 10 calendar days before changing a facility director,
				submit written notice of the change including the new designated facility
				director's name and starting date;
4. If the licensee is not aware of a change
				in the facility director 10 calendar days before the effective date of the
				change, submit written notice of the change to the Department including the new
				designated facility director's name and starting date within 72 hours after
				becoming aware of the change.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-302 - Statement of Child Care Services

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A. A licensee shall prepare a written
				statement of child care services provided by the licensee that includes the
				following:
1. A description of the facility's
				child care services classifications in R9-5-204;
2. Hours of operation;
3. The facility's street address, city,
				state, zip code, mailing address, and telephone number;
4. Child enrollment and disenrollment
				procedures;
5. Charges, fees, and
				payment requirements for child care services;
6. Child admission and release
				requirements;
7. Age-appropriate
				discipline guidelines and methods;
8. Transportation procedures;
9. Field trip requirements and
				procedures;
10. Responsibilities
				and participation of parents in facility activities;
11. A general description of activities and
				programs;
12. A description of the
				liability insurance required by R9-5-308 that is carried by the licensee and a
				statement that documentation of the liability insurance coverage is available
				for review on the facility premises;
13. Medication administration
				procedures;
14. Accident and
				emergency procedures;
15. A notice
				stating inspection reports are available onsite;
16. A provision stating that the facility is
				regulated by the Arizona Department of Health Services including the
				Department's local street address, city, state, zip code, and local telephone
				number;
17. The procedures for
				notifying a parent at least 48 hours before a pesticide is applied on a
				facility's premises; and
18. A
				statement that a parent has access to the areas on facility premises where the
				parent's enrolled child is receiving child care services.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-303 - Posting of Notices

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A. A
				licensee shall post in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals
				entering or leaving the facility or activity area the:
1. Facility's license;
2. Name of the facility director;
3. Name of the individual designated to act
				on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in
				the facility, as prescribed by R9-5-301(B)(1);
4. Schedule of child care services fees and
				policy for refunding fees as prescribed by A.R.S. §
										36-882(P);
5. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack menus
				for each calendar week at the beginning of the calendar week;
6. Notice of the presence of any communicable
				disease or infestation listed in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 2, Table 2, from the date
				of discovery through the incubation period of the communicable disease or
				infestation;
7. Notice of the
				Department's intent to deny, revoke, or suspend as prescribed by A.R.S. §
										36-888
				at the expiration of time in the notice for the licensee to respond;
8. Notice of an intermediate sanction imposed
				as prescribed by A.R.S. §
										36-891.01
				within 10 calendar days after the licensee received notice of the intermediate
				sanction;
9. Notice of a legal
				injunction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. §
										36-886.01
				when the licensee receives the legal injunction; and
10. Notice of the availability of facility
				inspection reports for public viewing at the facility
				premises.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-304 - Enrollment of Children

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A. A
				licensee shall require that a child be enrolled by the child's parent or an
				individual authorized in writing by the parent.
B. Except as required in A.R.S. §
									36-3009,
				before an enrolled child receives child care services, a licensee shall require
				the enrolled child's parent to complete a Department-provided Emergency,
				Information, and Immunization Record card that is signed by the enrolled
				child's parent containing:
1. The child's
				name, home address, city, state, zip code, home telephone number, sex, and date
				of birth;
2. The date of the
				child's enrollment;
3. The name,
				home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of each
				parent of the child;
4. The name
				and contact telephone number of at least two individuals authorized by the
				child's parent to collect the child from the facility in case of emergency, or
				if the child's parent cannot be contacted;
5. The name and contact telephone number of
				the child's health care provider;
6. The written authorization for emergency
				medical care of the enrolled child;
7. The name of the individual to be contacted
				in case of injury or sudden illness of the child;
8. The written instructions of a child's
				parent or health care provider for nutritional and dietary needs of the child
				including, if applicable, the request in R9-5-509(C)(9); and
9. A written record completed by the child's
				parent or health care provider noting the child's susceptibility to illness,
				physical conditions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual
				requirements for health maintenance.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-305 - Child Immunization Requirements

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A. A licensee shall not permit an enrolled
				child to attend a facility until the facility receives:
1. An immunization record for the enrolled
				child with the information required in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7, documenting that
				the enrolled child has received all current, age-appropriate immunizations
				required under 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7:
a.
				Provided by a health care provider, or
b. Generated from the Arizona State
				Immunization Information System, which is the Department's child immunization
				reporting system established in A.R.S. §
											36-135;
				or
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-306 - Admission and Release of Children; Attendance Records

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A. A licensee shall maintain a dated
				attendance form containing an enrolled child's name with the time of each
				admission and release of the enrolled child.
1. Except as provided in subsection (A)(2), a
				licensee shall ensure that the attendance form is signed with at least a first
				initial of an individual's first name and the individual's last name by each
				enrolled child's parent or individual designated by the enrolled child's
				parent, each time the enrolled child is admitted or released.
2. An electronic fingerprint verification or
				an electronic signature may be used in place of a signature of the enrolled
				child's parent or designated individual to admit or release the enrolled
				child.
3. If an electronic
				signature is used to admit or release the enrolled child, the licensee shall
				adopt policies and procedures to ensure that the individual whose signature the
				electronic or digital method of identification represents is accountable for
				the use of the electronic or digital method;
4. A licensee shall develop, document, and
				implement policies and procedures to ensure that the identity of an individual
				is known to the staff member or is verified with picture identification before
				releasing an enrolled child to the individual.
5. A licensee shall not release the enrolled
				child to an individual other than the enrolled child's parent or other
				individual designated in writing by the enrolled child's parent except when the
				enrolled child's parent is unable to collect the enrolled child and authorizes
				the licensee by telephone to release the enrolled child to an individual not so
				designated.
a. The licensee shall verify the
				telephone authorization using a means of verification that has been agreed upon
				between the licensee and the enrolled child's parent at the time of
				enrollment.
b. The licensee shall
				document the means of verification in subsection (A)(5)(a) on the enrolled
				child's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card.
6. A licensee shall not permit the
				self-admission or self-release of an enrolled child unless the enrolled child
				is of school age and the licensee has obtained and verified written permission
				from the enrolled child's parent.
7. A licensee shall maintain the attendance
				form on facility premises for 12 months after the date of attendance.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-307 - Suspected or Alleged Child Abuse or Neglect

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A licensee shall ensure that the licensee or a staff member
				  documents and reports all suspected or alleged cases of child abuse or
				  neglect.
1. The licensee or staff
				member shall report the suspected or alleged child abuse or neglect to the
				Arizona Department of Child Safety or to a local law enforcement agency as
				prescribed in A.R.S. §
									13-3620.
				The licensee or staff member shall also send documentation to the Arizona
				Department of Child Safety and any local law enforcement agency previously
				notified within three calendar days of the initial report, and maintain
				documentation of a child abuse or neglect report on facility premises for 12
				months after the date of a report.
2. The licensee or staff member shall report
				the suspected or alleged child abuse by a staff member to the Department and to
				a local law enforcement agency as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									13-3620.
				A licensee or staff member shall also send documentation to the Department and
				to any law enforcement agency previously notified within three calendar days of
				the initial report, and maintain documentation of a child abuse report on
				facility premises for 12 months after the date of a report.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-308 - Insurance Requirements

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A. A
				licensee shall secure and maintain the following minimum insurance coverage:
1. General facility liability insurance of at
				least $300,000; and
2. Motor
				vehicle insurance coverage, required by A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 9, Article 4,
				for each motor vehicle provided by a licensee to transport enrolled
				children.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-309 - Gas and Fire Inspections

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A. An
				applicant shall obtain the following inspections of a facility and make any
				repairs or corrections stated on an inspection report before a license is
				issued by the Department:
1. If there are gas
				pipes that run from a gas meter to an appliance or location on the facility
				premises, a gas inspection by a licensed plumber or individual authorized by
				the local jurisdiction that verifies there are no gas leaks in the gas pipes
				that run from the gas meter to any appliance or location on facility premises;
				and
2. A fire inspection by a local
				fire department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 3 - FACILITY ADMINISTRATION › Section R9-5-310 - Pesticides

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A. A licensee shall
				make written pesticide information available to a parent, upon a parent's
				request, at least 48 hours before a pesticide application occurs on facility
				premises, containing:
1. The brand,
				concentration, rate of application, and any use restrictions required by the
				label of the herbicide or specific pesticide;
2. The date and time of the pesticide
				application;
3. The pesticide
				label; and
4. The name and
				telephone number of the pesticide business licensee and the name of the
				licensed applicator providing pesticide services.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 4 - FACILITY STAFF › Section R9-5-401 - Staff Qualifications

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A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following
				  qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility:
1. A facility director is 21 years of age or
				older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following:
a. At least 24 months of child care
				experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, and
i. Six credit hours or more in early
				childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited
				college or university; or
ii. At
				least 60 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars,
				lectures, or workshops in early childhood, child development, or a
				closely-related field, and an additional 12 hours of instruction, provided in
				conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in the area of program
				administration, planning, development, or management;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 4 - FACILITY STAFF › Section R9-5-402 - Staff Records and Reports

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A. A
				licensee shall maintain a file for each staff member containing:
1. The staff member's name, date of birth,
				home address, and telephone number;
2. The staff member's starting date of
				employment or volunteer service;
3.
				The staff member's ending date of employment or volunteer service, if
				applicable;
4. The name and
				telephone number of an individual to be notified in case of an
				emergency;
5. The staff member's
				written statement attesting to current immunity against measles, rubella,
				diphtheria, mumps, and pertussis;
6. The form required in A.R.S. §
										36-883.02(C);
7. Documents required by
				R9-5-203;
8. Documents required by
				R9-5-301;
9. Documents required by
				R9-5-401, if
				applicable;
10. If applicable:
a. The form required in A.R.S. §
											8-804(I),
b. Documentation of the submission required
				in A.R.S. §
											8-804
				and the information received as a result of the submission, and
c. Documentation of training provided by a
				licensee as required by
				R9-5-403;
11. A copy of any current license or
				certification required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1, or this
				Chapter; and
12. Documentation of
				the requirements in A.R.S. §
										36-883.02(D).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 4 - FACILITY STAFF › Section R9-5-403 - Training Requirements

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A.
				Within 10 calendar days of the starting date of employment or volunteer
				service, a licensee shall provide, and each staff member who provides child
				care services shall complete, training for new staff members that includes all
				of the following:
1. Facility philosophy and
				goals;
2. Names and ages of and
				developmental expectations for enrolled children for whom the staff member will
				provide child care services;
3.
				Health needs, nutritional requirements, any known allergies, and information
				about adaptive devices of enrolled children for whom the staff member will
				provide child care services;
4.
				Lesson plans;
5. Child guidance and
				methods of discipline;
6. Hand
				washing techniques;
7. Diapering
				techniques and toileting, if assigned to diaper changing duties;
8. Food preparation, service, sanitation, and
				storage, if assigned to food preparation;
9. If a staff member is assigned to feeding
				infants, the preparation, handling, and storage of infant formula and breast
				milk;
10. Recognition of signs of
				illness and infestation;
11. Child
				abuse or neglect detection, prevention, and reporting;
12. Accident and emergency
				procedures;
13. Staff
				responsibilities as required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 and
				this Chapter;
14. Sun safety
				policies and procedures;
15. Safety
				in outdoor activity areas;
16.
				Transportation procedures, if applicable; and
17. Field trip procedures, if
				applicable.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 4 - FACILITY STAFF › Section R9-5-404 - Staff-to-children Ratios

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A. A
				licensee shall ensure that at least the following staff-to-children ratios are
				maintained at all times when providing child care services to enrolled
				children:
Age Group
Staff: Children
Infants
1:5 or 2:11
1-year-old children
1:6 or 2:13
2-year-old children
1:8
3-year-old children
1:13
4-year-old children
1:15
5-year-old children not
						  school-age
1:20
School-age children
1:20
B. A
				licensee shall:
1. Determine and maintain the
				required staff-to-children ratio for each group of enrolled children based on
				the age of the youngest child in the group;
2. Allow a volunteer qualified as a director,
				teacher-caregiver, or a assistant-teacher caregiver to be counted as staff in
				staff-to-children ratios; and
3.
				Not allow a student-aide or an individual qualified as a teacher-caregiver-aide
				to be counted as staff in staff-to-children ratios.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-503 - Standards for Diaper Changing

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A.
				A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4)
				contains:
1. A nonabsorbent, sanitizable
				diaper changing surface that is:
a. Seamless
				and smooth, and
b. Kept clear of
				items not required for diaper changing;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-504 - Supplemental Standards for 1-year-old and 2-year-old Children

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A licensee providing child care services for 1-year-old and
				  2-year-old children shall:
1. Ensure
				that a staff member does not permit a 1-year-old or 2-year-old enrolled child
				who is awake to spend more than 30 minutes of consecutive time in a crib,
				feeding chair, or other place of confinement;
2. Consult with each enrolled child's parent
				to develop a plan for individual toilet training of the enrolled child and
				ensure that a staff member does not force toilet training on any enrolled
				child;
3. Ensure that each activity
				area has a supply of age-appropriate toys, materials, and equipment that are
				too large for a child to swallow and free from sharp edges and points, in a
				quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children in attendance
				including:
a. Art supplies,
b. Books,
c. Rubber or soft plastic balls,
d. Puzzles and toys to enhance manipulative
				skills,
e. Blocks,
f. Washable soft toys and dolls,
g. Musical instruments, and
h. Indoor and outdoor equipment to enhance
				large muscle development;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-505 - Supplemental Standards for 3-year-old, 4-year-old, and 5-year-old Children

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A licensee providing child care services for 3-year-old,
				  4-year-old, and 5-year-old children shall provide a supply of age-appropriate
				  toys, materials, and equipment accessible to enrolled children in each activity
				  area in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children in
				  attendance including:
1. Art
				supplies,
2. Blocks,
3. Books and posters,
4. Toys and dress-up clothes,
5. Indoor and outdoor equipment to enhance
				large muscle development,
6.
				Puzzles and toys to enhance manipulative and categorization skills,
7. Science materials, and
8. Musical instruments.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-506 - Supplemental Standards for School-age Children

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A licensee providing child care services for school-age
				  children shall:
1. Ensure that a staff
				member supervises an enrolled school-age child to and from a bathroom and
				allows the enrolled child privacy while in the bathroom;
2. Ensure that if an enrolled child remains
				in the bathroom for more than three minutes, the supervising staff member
				checks on the enrolled child to ensure the child's safety;
3. Provide age-appropriate toys, materials,
				and equipment accessible to enrolled children in each activity area in a
				quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children in attendance
				including:
a. Arts and crafts,
b. Games,
c. Puzzles and toys to enhance manipulative
				skills,
d. Books,
e. Science materials,
f. Sports equipment, and
g. Outdoor play equipment; and
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-507 - Supplemental Standards for Children with Special Needs

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A. A licensee providing child care services
				for a child with special needs shall:
1.
				Except as provided in subsection (A)(2), before a child with special needs
				receives child care services, obtain from the enrolled child's parent a copy of
				an existing individualized plan for the enrolled child that can be reviewed,
				adopted, and implemented by the licensee when providing child care services to
				the enrolled child that includes the following as needed for the enrolled
				child:
a. Medication schedule;
b. Nutrition and feeding
				instructions;
c. Qualifications
				required of a staff member who feeds the enrolled child;
d. Medical equipment or adaptive
				devices;
e. Medical emergency
				instructions;
f. Toileting and
				personal hygiene instructions;
g.
				Specific child care services to be provided to the enrolled child at the
				facility;
h. Information from
				health care providers, including the frequency and length of any prescribed
				medical treatment or therapy;
i.
				Training required of a staff member to care for the enrolled child's special
				needs; and
j. Participation in fire
				and emergency evacuation drills;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-508 - General Nutrition Standards

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A. A licensee shall:
1. Make breakfast available to an enrolled
				child who is present at a facility before 8:00 a.m.,
2. Serve lunch to an enrolled child who is
				present at a facility between 11:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m., and
3. Serve dinner to an enrolled child who is
				present from 5:00 p.m. through 7:00 p.m. and who will remain at the facility
				after 7:00 p.m.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Table 5.1 - Meal Pattern Requirements for Children

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TABLE OF MEAL PATTERN REQUIREMENTS FOR
							 CHILDREN
Food Components
Ages 1 through 2 years
Ages 3 through 5 years
Ages 6 and Older
Breakfast:
1. Milk, fluid
1/2 cup
3/4 cup
1 cup
2. Vegetable, fruit, or both
1/4 cup
1/2 cup
1/2 cup
3. Grains
1/2 oz. eq1
1/2 oz. eq1
1 oz. eq1
Lunch or Supper:
1. Milk, fluid
1/2 cup
3/4 cup
1 cup
2. Vegetables
1/8 cup
1/4 cup
1/2 cup
Fruits
1/8 cup
1/4 cup
1/4 cup
3. Grains
1/2 oz. eq1
1/2 oz. eq1
1 oz. eq1
4. Meat or meat alternates
1 oz.
1 1/2 oz.
2 oz.
Snack: (select 2 of these 4 components)***
1. Milk, fluid
1/2 cup
1/2 cup
1 cup
2. Vegetables
1/2 cup
1/2 cup
3/4 cup
Fruits
1/2 cup
1/2 cup
3/4 cup
3. Grains
1/2 oz.
1/2 oz.
1 oz.
4. Meat or meat alternates
1/2 oz.
1/2 oz.
1 oz.
1 Meat and meat alternates
							 may be used to substitute the entire grains component a maximum of three times
							 per week. Oz eq = ounce equivalents
* In the same meal service, dried beans or dried peas
							 may be used as a meat alternate or as a vegetable; however, such use does not
							 satisfy the requirement for both components.
** At lunch and supper, no more than 50% of the
							 requirement shall be met with nuts, seeds, or nut butters. Nuts, seeds, or nut
							 butters shall be combined with another meat or meat alternative to fulfill the
							 requirement. Two tablespoons of nut butter or one ounce of nuts or seeds equals
							 one ounce of meat.
*** Juice may not be served when milk is served as
							 the only other component.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-509 - General Food Service and Food Handling Standards

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A. A licensee that prepares food for enrolled
				children on facility premises shall, if required by 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1, and
				the local ordinances of the local health department where the facility is
				located, obtain a food establishment permit issued under 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1,
				and:
1. Provide the Department with a copy of
				the facility's food establishment permit before the Department issues a license
				to the facility,
2. Maintain the
				facility's current food establishment permit on the facility's premises,
				and
3. Provide a copy of the
				facility's current food establishment permit to the Department upon
				request.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-510 - Discipline and Guidance

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A. A
				licensee shall ensure that a staff member:
1.
				Defines and maintains consistent and reasonable guidelines and limitations for
				an enrolled child's behavior;
2.
				Teaches, models, and encourages orderly conduct, personal control, and
				age-appropriate behavior;
3.
				Explains to an enrolled child why a particular behavior is not allowed,
				suggests an alternative, and assists the enrolled child to become engaged in an
				alternative activity; and
4. After
				determining that an enrolled child's behavior may result in harm to self or
				others, holds the enrolled child until the enrolled child regains control or
				composure.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-511 - Sleeping and Napping

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A. A
				licensee shall provide each enrolled child who naps or sleeps at the facility
				with a separate cot or mat or a crib that meets the requirements of
				R9-5-502(A)(8) and ensure that:
1. A cot, mat,
				or crib used by the enrolled child accommodates the enrolled child's height and
				weight;
2. A staff member covers
				each cot, crib mattress, or mat with a clean sheet that is laundered when
				soiled, or at least once every seven days and before use by a different
				enrolled child;
3. A clean blanket
				or sheet is available for each enrolled child;
4. A rug, carpet, blanket, or towel is not
				used as a mat; and
5. Each cot,
				mat, or crib is maintained in a clean and repaired condition.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-512 - Cleaning and Sanitation

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A. A
				licensee shall maintain facility premises free of insects and vermin.
B. A licensee shall maintain facility
				premises and furnishings:
1. In a clean
				condition, and
2. Free from
				odor.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-513 - Pets and Animals

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A. A
				licensee shall maintain written documentation of current immunization against
				rabies for each ferret, dog, or cat owned by a licensee or staff member that is
				present on facility premises.
B. A
				licensee shall ensure that a staff member:
1.
				Keeps all pet and animal habitats clean;
2. Prohibits reptiles, such as turtles,
				iguanas, snakes, and lizards, in the facility;
3. Prohibits birds in food preparation and
				eating areas;
4. Keeps pets and
				animals clean;
5. Prohibits pets
				and animals from endangering an enrolled child, staff member, or other
				individual on facility premises; and
6. Keeps birds and animals such as horses,
				sheep, cattle, and poultry in an enclosure that is not accessible to an
				enrolled child except as part of an activity.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-514 - Accident and Emergency Procedures

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A. A licensee shall ensure that there is a
				first aid kit on facility premises that contains first aid supplies in a
				quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children including the
				following:
1. Sterile bandages including:
a. Adhesive bandages of assorted
				sizes,
b. Sterile gauze pads,
				and
c. Sterile gauze
				rolls;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-515 - Illness and Infestation

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A. A
				licensee shall not permit an enrolled child to remain at the facility if a
				staff member determines that the enrolled child shows signs of illness or
				infestation.
B. If an enrolled
				child exhibits signs of illness or infestation at a facility, a licensee shall
				ensure that a staff member:
1. Immediately
				separates the enrolled child from other enrolled children,
2. Immediately notifies the enrolled child's
				parent by telephone or other expeditious means to arrange for the enrolled
				child's removal from the facility, and
3. Maintains documentation of the
				notification on facility premises for 12 months after the date of the
				notification.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-516 - Medications

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A. A licensee shall
				ensure that a written statement is prepared and maintained on facility premises
				that specifies:
1. Whether prescription or
				nonprescription medications are administered to enrolled children;
				and
2. If prescription or
				nonprescription medications are administered, the requirements in subsection
				(B) for administering the prescription or nonprescription
				medications.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-518 - Field Trips

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A. A
				licensee providing a field trip for an enrolled child shall:
1. Obtain written permission from a parent
				before the enrolled child participates in a field trip including:
a. The date and description of the field
				trip;
b. The times of departure
				from and return to the facility; and
c. The name, street address, and telephone
				number, if any, of the field trip destination;