Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-517 - Transportation

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A licensee who
				transports an enrolled child in a motor vehicle that the licensee owns, or
				acquires for use by contract, shall:
1. Obtain
				dated, written permission from the enrolled child's parent before the licensee
				transports the enrolled child;
2.
				Maintain written permission required in subsection (A)(1) on facility premises
				for 12 months after the date on the written permission;
3. Ensure that the motor vehicle is
				registered by the Arizona Department of Transportation as required by A.R.S.
				Title 28, Chapter 7;
4. Maintain
				documentation of current motor vehicle insurance coverage inside the motor
				vehicle;
5. Contact the Department
				no later than 24 hours after a motor vehicle accident that occurs while
				transporting an enrolled child;
6.
				Submit a written report to the Department within seven calendar days after a
				motor vehicle accident that occurs while transporting an enrolled
				child;
7. Not permit an enrolled
				child to be transported in a truck bed, camper, or trailer attached to a motor
				vehicle;
8. Use a child passenger
				restraint system, as required by A.R.S. §
										28-907,
				for each enrolled child who is:
a. Under eight
				years of age, and
b. Not more than
				four feet nine inches tall.
;
9.
				Ensure that the motor vehicle has:
a. A
				working mechanical heating system capable of maintaining a temperature
				throughout the motor vehicle of at least 60° F when outside air temperatures
				are below 60° F;
b. Except as
				provided in subsection (E), a working air-conditioning system capable of
				maintaining a temperature throughout the motor vehicle at or below 86° F when
				outside air temperatures are above 86° F;
c. Except as provided in subsection (F), a
				first aid kit that meets the requirements of R9-5-514(A);
d. Two large, clean towels or blankets;
				and
e. Sufficient drinking water
				available to meet the needs of each enrolled child in the motor vehicle and
				sufficient cups or other drinking receptacles so that each enrolled child can
				drink from a different cup or receptacle;
10. Ensure that the
				motor vehicle is:
a. Maintained in a clean
				condition,
b. In a mechanically
				safe condition, and
c. Free from
				hazards; and
11. Maintain the
				service and repair records of the motor vehicle as follows:
a. A person operating a single child care
				facility shall maintain the service and repair records for at least 12 months
				after the date of an inspection or repair in a single location on facility
				premises;
b. A public or private
				school that uses a school bus, as defined in A.R.S. §
											28-101,
				shall maintain the service and repair records for the school bus as provided in
				A.A.C.
				R17-9-108(F);
				and
c. A school governing board,
				charter school, or person operating multiple child care facilities shall
				maintain the service and repair records for any motor vehicle other than a
				school bus for at least 12 months after the date of an inspection or repair in
				a single administrative office located in the same city, town, or school
				attendance area as the facility.