Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 8a - Exemption of Educational Institutions from Licensing Requirements by the Department of Children and Youth Services › Section 10-8a-5 - Exemption criteria

Current through July 10, 2024
The on-site evaluation team shall review and report to the
				Commissioner, pursuant to Section
				10-8a-4 of
				these regulations, on the following minimum requirements:
(a) A facility shall have administrative
			 personnel in numbers and training and such policies and operating procedures
			 which shall be in writing and kept current, as are necessary to ensure the
			 health and safety of the students residing at the facility.
(b) A facility shall maintain and update
			 annually the following information for each student: name, address, name of
			 parent(s) or guardian, attendance, courses of study, grades achieved,
			 participation in extra-curricular activities, and medical records.
(c) As prerequisites for exemption or
			 conditional exemption, a facility shall have current health and sanitation
			 approval by the local department of health, current approval for safety by the
			 local and/or state fire marshals, and upon request a certificate of occupancy
			 and/or zoning approval.
(d) Each
			 student shall be provided with sleeping quarters which are adequate in area,
			 space, and equipment in relation to each student's age and needs. Suitable
			 provisions shall be made for the separation of the sexes. The program of
			 supervision and the security procedures in effect shall ensure the health and
			 safety of the students.
(e) All
			 food preparation and serving areas shall comply with Administrative Regulations
			 Section
			 19-13-B42
			 of the Public Health Code pursuant to Section 19-13 of the General
			 Statutes.
(f) Each facility shall
			 have procedures to ensure that each student be protected by adequate
			 immunization against diptheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomelitis, measles and
			 rubella before being permitted to attend such facility pursuant to Section
			 10-204a
			 of the General Statutes. The facility shall provide or arrange for qualified
			 medical care for its students on a twenty-four-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week
			 basis and have a written plan which specifies the arrangements for the
			 provision of emergency medical care. The facility shall provide a separate area
			 for students in the event of sickness. The facility shall have written
			 procedures to ensure that prescription medication be administered to a student
			 by qualified personnel only upon the written order of a licensed physician. All
			 drugs, medicines, and medical instruments shall be kept in a locked cabinet
			 accessible only to designated staff members. All health facilities shall meet
			 all local and state regulations for such facilities.
(g) The educational program of each facility
			 shall provide students with instructional services consistent with the
			 requirements of Section
			 10-184
			 of the General Statutes. The instructional services shall be supplemented with
			 materials, equipment and facilities in suitable quantity to implement the
			 educational program. The professional administration, teaching and support
			 services staffs shall have the necessary training and skills and shall be in
			 numerical proportion to implement safely and adequately the educational
			 program.
(h) The applicant shall
			 provide sufficient evidence of fiscal soundness to operate for the period of
			 approval.