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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 1 - LICENSING PROCEDURE › Section 17-896-3.01 - Fines

Current through June, 2024
(a) The operation of a child care facility
				  without a license is a violation and shall be punishable by a fine not to
				  exceed the maximum amount allowable under the law.
(b) The following offenses may be punishable
				  by a fine, not to exceed the maximum amount allowable under the law, and may
				  also be subject to the denial, suspension or revocation of a license:
(1) Caring for more children than allowed by
				  the facility's license;
(2)
				  Violation of the staff-child ratio;
(3) Improperly certifying staff
				  credentials;
(4) Failure to comply
				  with timely request for criminal history records check;
(5) Allowing conditions to exist which
				  constitute an imminent danger to the health, welfare, or safety of the
				  children; or
(6) Injuries to
				  children due to staff negligence.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 1 - LICENSING PROCEDURE › Section 17-896-4 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license, and hearings

Current through June, 2024
(a) The conditions for denial, suspension,
				  or-revocation of a license and the action to be taken by the department shall
				  be as follows:
(1) The department shall deny,
				  suspend, or revoke a regular or provisional license if an applicant or licensee
				  does not comply with the rules of the department respecting child care
				  facilities;
(2) An applicant or
				  licensee whose license is about to be denied, suspended, or revoked shall be
				  given written notice by certified or registered mail addressed to the location
				  shown on the license application;
(3) The notice shall contain a statement of
				  the reason (s) for the proposed action and shall inform the applicant or
				  licensee of the-right to appeal the decision to the director of the department
				  in writing/ no later than ten working days after the mailing of the notice of
				  the proposed action;
(4) Upon
				  receiving a timely written appeal, the director of the department shall give
				  notice of and an opportunity for a hearing before a hearing officer. On the
				  basis of the evidence adduced at the hearing, the hearing officer shall make
				  the final decision of the department as to whether the application or license
				  shall be denied, suspended, or revoked; and
(5) If no timely written appeal is made,
				  processing of the application shall end or the license shall be suspended or
				  revoked as of the termination of the ten day period.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-5 - Age of children in care

Current through June, 2024
A before and after school child care facility may provide
					 care to children aged four years and eight months and older who are enrolled in
					 public or private elementary schools.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-6 - Statement of operation policies

Current through June, 2024
(a) A before and
				  after school child care facility shall have written operation policies, which
				  shall be available to the department, caregiver staff, and parents or guardians
				  of children for whom care is, or may be, available.
(b) The policies shall be reviewed with each
				  caregiver in the facility and with parents or guardians at the time of
				  enrollment of a child.
(c) Policies
				  shall cover the following areas:
(1) Ages of
				  children accepted;
(2) Maximum
				  number of children permitted by license;
(3) Specific hours of day, night, holiday,
				  and vacation operation;
(4) Whether
				  meals or snacks are served;
(5)
				  Type of child care services to be offered;
(6) Provisions which may be made for special
				  needs of individual children;
(7)
				  Admission requirements and enrollment procedures;
(8) Fees and the plan for payment, including
				  fees for different types of services and refund policy;
(9) Policy and plan for emergency medical
				  care;
(10) Insurance coverage each
				  facility shall inform parents or guardians in writing of its policy relating to
				  liability insurance; should a facility, which has liability insurance at the
				  time of a child's enrollment, subsequently cancel or terminate its liability
				  insurance it shall provide written notice to each parent or guardian of a child
				  in its facility, no later than seven working days of the cancellation or
				  termination of its liability insurance coverage.
(11) Rules concerning personal belongings
				  brought I to the facility;
(12)
				  Transportation arrangements;
(13)
				  Parental permission for trips and related activities outside the
				  facility;
(14) Disclosure of
				  information on the child, or parents or guardians of the child;
(15) Fund raising campaigns children and
				  staff shall not be exploited in activities which would be detrimental to the
				  children or the program;
(16)
				  Admission or non-admission of sick, moderately sick, or handicapped
				  children;
(17) Brief written
				  description of the facility's program goals; and
(18) Other policies which may be required by
				  the department.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-7 - Information on owner or operator

Current through June, 2024
(a) The name,
				  address, and telephone number of the facility shall be supplied to the
				  department.
(b) The name, business
				  address, and business telephone number of the persons bearing the
				  responsibility for the facility shall be supplied to the department.
(c) The name, business address, and business
				  telephone number of the persons having specific authority and responsibility
				  for overall administration and the services offered shall be supplied to the
				  department.
(d) The name and
				  address of the owner or sponsoring agency (privately owned, church or agency
				  owned, etc.) shall be supplied to the department.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-8 - Change in services

Current through June, 2024
A facility shall notify parents or guardians and the
					 department of any changes in the child care services it provides as
					 follows:
(1) Written notification of
				  changes in the services offered by the facility shall be provided to the
				  department and to parents or guardians of children enrolled in the facility;
				  and
(2) Notification of any changes
				  in service shall be made no later than thirty days after the date of the change
				  and shall be included in the facility's operating policies.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-9 - Information and records on each child

Current through June, 2024
(a) Admission
				  procedures shall require that sufficient information and instruction from the
				  parents or guardians be furnished to enable the caregiver to make decisions or
				  act on behalf of the child.
(b)
				  Prior to admission of a child to a facility, the provider shall obtain in
				  writing from the child's parents or guardians the following information:
(1) The child's full legal name, birth date,
				  current address, and preferred names;
(2) The child's likes, dislikes, allergies
				  and other personal information which may impact on the child's over-all
				  behavior;
(3) The name and address
				  of the parents or guardians who are legally responsible for the
				  child;
(4) Telephone numbers or
				  instructions as to how the parents or guardians may be reached during the hours
				  the child is in the child care facility;
(5) The name, address, and telephone number
				  of persons who shall assume responsibility for the child if for some reason the
				  parents or guardians cannot be reached immediately in an emergency;
(6) The name, address, and telephone number
				  of persons authorized to take the child from the facility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-10 - Disclosure of information on the child

Current through June, 2024
Information pertaining to an individual child or parents
					 or guardians of the child shall not be disclosed to persons other than the
					 facility staff unless the parents or guardians of the child grant written
					 permission for the disclosure or an emergency arises.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-11 - Information and records on facility

Current through June, 2024
Written information and records on the facility shall be
					 maintained and made available to the department The facility shall maintain
					 current records and information including:
(1) Roster of enrolled children;
(2) Daily attendance records by names of
				  children;
(3) Daily menu for
				  facilities which provide meals or snacks;
(4) Daily schedule of activities;
				  and
(5) A list of staff members
				  including each staff member's training, position or title, experience, and
				  health records.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-12 - Transportation provisions

Current through June, 2024
When transportation is provided by a facility, children
					 shall be protected by adequate supervision and safety precautions as
					 follows:
(1) For transportation to and
				  from the program the vehicle and driver shall satisfy all relevant Motor
				  Carrier Safety Rules and traffic laws of the state;
(2) During any field trip or excursion
				  operated or planned by the facility, the staff-child ratios as required in
				  section 17-896-17 shall apply;
(3)
				  Children shall be instructed in safe transportation conduct; and
(4) Each passenger shall be properly seat
				  belted neap required by law.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-13 - Program provisions

Current through June, 2024
The program conducted in the facility shall provide for
					 staff supervision at all times and an environment and experiences which, are
					 aimed at promoting the individual child's physical, emotional, and social
					 well-being and growth. This shall be done in the following ways:
(1) At least twenty-five percent of the
				  program time shall be spent in gross motor activities, such as running,
				  climbing and other vigorous activities, to promote physical
				  development.
(2) To promote
				  emotional development the program shall provide that:
(A) There are opportunities for individual
				  self-expression;
(B) Each child is
				  recognized as an individual;.
(C)
				  The child is afforded constructive guidance and the -setting of clear-cut
				  limits which foster the child's ability to be self-disciplined;
(D) Each child's personal privacy is
				  respected;
(E) Providers shall not
				  use:
(i) physical punishment, or
(ii) methods of influencing behavior which
				  are frightening, humiliating, damaging, or injurious to the child's health or
				  self-esteem;
(F)
				  Providers respect each child's cultural, ethnic, and family background, as well
				  as the child's primary language or dialect; and
(G) Provision shall be made for a place for
				  each child's personal belongings.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-14 - Communication with parents

Current through June, 2024
Caregivers shall exchange information with parents or
					 guardians about the children and relay concerns about-the health, development,
					 or behavior of the child to the parents or Guardians promptly and
					 directly.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-15 - Program materials and equipment

Current through June, 2024
(a) The amount and
				  variety of materials, and equipment available and the arrangement and use of
				  the materials and equipment shall be appropriate-to the ages of the children in
				  care.
(b) The quantity of materials
				  and equipment shall be sufficient to:
(1)
				  Avoid excessive competition between the children and to avoid long waits for
				  use of the materials and equipment; and
(2) Provide for a variety of experiences and
				  appeal to the individual interests of the children.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4 - STAFFING REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-16 - Staff training, experience, and personal qualification

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each caregiver shall be qualified through
				  training, experience, and personal qualities for the age group with which the
				  person works.
(b) Applicants and
				  employees shall be of reputable and responsible character and shall not have a
				  criminal history record, employment history, or child abuse/neglect history
				  which poses a risk to children in care as specified in section
				  1.7-896-3.
(c) Directors, program
				  leaders, assistant program leaders, and aides employed in a licensed facility
				  on the date that chapter 17-896 becomes effective shall be deemed to have
				  adequate minimum qualifications, for the type of staff position occupied and to
				  maintain this status when shifting employment to another facility licensed
				  under this chapter.
(d) The age
				  requirements for staff shall be as follows:
(1) All staff positions other than child care
				  aide, volunteer, clerical, or maintenance personnel shall be at least eighteen
				  years old; and
(2) A child care
				  aide shall be at least sixteen years old to be counted in the staff-child ratio
				  and at least thirteen years old to be hired as an aide.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 4 - STAFFING REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-896-17 - Staff-child ratio

Current through June, 2024
(a) Every facility shall have a
				  director.
(b) The staff-child ratio
				  shall be in writing and shall be made available to the department.
(c) The staff-child ratio shall not exceed
				  twenty children per staff and shall be met and maintained by the facility at
				  all times.
(d) Distribution of
				  staff may include a team comprised of director, ' as allowed under section
				  17-896-16(f), program leader, assistant-program leaders, and child care aides.
				  Aides shall not constitute more than one-third of the required staff-child
				  ratio.
(e) The staff members shall
				  be on site and shall be assigned to a group of children to be included in the
				  staff-child ratio.
(f) Custodians
				  and cooks shall not be counted in the staff-child ratio when performing regular
				  duties.
(g) When acting as
				  the-driver of the facility vehicle for transportation to or from the program or
				  on excursions, the program leader, assistant program leader, or aide shall
				  count toward the staff-child ratio for those children in the vehicle.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN › Section 17-896-18 - Health consultation provisions

Current through June, 2024
All programs shall have on file written evidence that an
					 arrangement has been made with a health care professional to provide
					 consultation and this arrangement is satisfactory with the parents of the
					 children.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN › Section 17-896-19 - Evidence of child's health

Current through June, 2024
(a) The child's
				  enrollment in school shall be evidence of the child's good health.
(b) The facility shall have in writing
				  information about a child's specific health condition which requires special
				  attention by the program staff.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN › Section 17-896-20 - Emergency care provisions

Current through June, 2024
(a) Every facility
				  shall have in writing:
(1) The name, address,
				  and telephone number of a physician or health resource that shall be called in
				  case of emergency; or
(2) The .name
				  of the nearest hospital or clinic where such care may be provided;
				  and
(3) Permission of the parent or
				  guardian to call the stated physician or health resource, or the hospital or
				  clinic, if the parent or guardian cannot be reached in case of a health
				  emergency.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN › Section 17-896-21 - First aid and child cardio-pulmohary resuscitation (CPR)

Current through June, 2024
(a) The first aid requirement shall be as
				  follows:
(1) There shall be at least one adult
				  caregiver with a current certificate in first aid when children are present at
				  the facility or at an off site group activity, such as during field trips and
				  excursions.
(2) A current
				  certificate means a certificate that has not expired.
(3) A first aid kit shall be available at the
				  facility at all times.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN › Section 17-896-22 - Admission of ill children

Current through June, 2024
(a) When health
				  policies of the facility allow ill children to be admitted or to-remain in the
				  child care facility medical consultation shall be available regarding' special
				  care and medication. When medication prescribed by a physician is administered
				  at the facility:
(1) The medication shall be
				  kept in the original container bearing the prescription label, which shows a
				  current date, the physician's directions for use, and the child's
				  name;
(2) Medication shall be
				  stored:
(A) In a refrigerator, if
				  refrigeration is required; medication shall be separated from food by being
				  enclosed in a covered container; or
(B) In a cool, dry, dark, secured enclosure,
				  if refrigeration is not required.
(3) Medication shall be kept out of reach of
				  children and shall be returned to parents or guardians when no longer in use;
				  and
(4) There shall be an
				  authorization signed by the parent, or guardian for the staff to administer
				  medication.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN › Section 17-896-23 - Admission of children with handicaps

Current through June, 2024
(a) When children
				  with handicaps are admitted to the program, the facility shall provide for the
				  special needs of each child.
(b)
				  The handicapped child shall be admitted only after consultation with the
				  child's source of health care and the program's health consultant. The
				  consultation shall include written recommendations to cover the child's special
				  needs or to define the child's participation in the program.
(c) If the child's health care source
				  considers it advisable, the staff of the program shall receive training related
				  to the nature of the child's disability and the child's potential for growth
				  and development before the child is admitted to the facility.
(d) Where the nature of the child's handicap
				  or the number of handicapped children in the program necessitates added care,
				  staff and equipment shall be available to cover these requirements.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN › Section 17-896-24 - Daily nutritional needs

Current through June, 2024
(a) To the extent
				  possible, information provided by parents or guardians concerning the child's
				  eating habits or special needs shall be considered, and children shall be
				  encouraged, but shall not be required, to eat the food offered by the
				  facility.
(b) The program shall
				  have access to nutritional information provided by a qualified nutritionist,
				  dietitian, or other community resources approved by the state department of
				  health. The department of human services shall provide the facility with a list
				  of qualified nutrition consultants.
(c) Children in after school programs for two
				  to four hours shall be offered a nutritious snack which may be brought from
				  home or provided by the facility.
(1) In a
				  facility providing snack, the snack shall consist of at least one of the
				  following: fruit, vegetable, milk or its' calcium equivalent, an enriched grain
				  product, meat, or a meat alternate.
(2) If a beverage is served in addition to
				  items allowed in section 17-896-24(c)(1), it can be water or fruit or vegetable
				  juice; if fruit or vegetable juice, it shall be one hundred percent
				  juice.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN › Section 17-896-25 - Drinking water provisions

Current through June, 2024
There shall be drinking fountains or another device or
					 system whereby drinking water shall be readily accessible to all
					 children.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 5 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN › Section 17-896-26 - Integration of mental health concepts

Current through June, 2024
Mental health aspects of child development shall be
					 integrated into the program as follows:
(1) At least one parent, guardian, foster
				  parent, or social worker shall be interviewed prior to a child's admission to
				  the facility. The interview shall be conducted to secure pertinent information
				  on the child's over-all behavior and to acquaint the parent or guardian with
				  the facility's policies.
(2) The
				  program director shall be aware of mental health, consultant, and clinical
				  services for children for the early identification of social, emotional,
				  intellectual, and behavioral problems of children; and
(3) The facility shall refer, parents or
				  guardians to sources of professional consultation in mental health upon the
				  parents' or guardians request or upon the recommendation of the facility's
				  staff.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 6 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR STAFF › Section 17-896-27 - Staff's health standards

Current through June, 2024
Evidence that staff is free from health problems which
					 would have a harmful effect on the children or would interfere with effective
					 functioning shall be maintained at the facility as follows:
(1) The results of employment physical
				  examinations of each person employed in the facility and each volunteer who
				  serves ten or more hours per week shall be on file at the facility;
(2) Written evidence that each staff or
				  volunteer is free from communicable tuberculosis as a result of a negative
				  tuberculin skin test or a satisfactory chest x-ray taken within twelve months
				  before beginning child care shall be on file at the facility. The tests shall
				  be repeated in compliance with chapter
11-164, Hawaii
				  Administrative Rules,
of the state department of health;
(3) Each caregiver with an identified health
				  problem shall provide the facility with a written statement from a physician
				  that the caregiver is able to care for school and
(4) The facility shall have provisions for
				  substitution of staff who are too ill to function effectively, or who present a
				  serious health hazard to others; in the facility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 6 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR STAFF › Section 17-896-28 - Personal health habits of staff

Current through June, 2024
The personal health habits of all caregivers shall not
					 interfere with the protection of the health of the children as follows:
(1) The facility shall have:
(A) Health policies developed specifically
				  for the facility which set out aspects of personal health care; or
(B) Written guidelines covering appropriate
				  aspects of personal health care that have been developed through a community
				  health agency which are made known to the caregiver; or
(C) In service trailing for the child care
				  staff designed and presented by a health-trained individual which includes
				  personal health care;
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-896-29 - Disaster plan for emergencies

Current through June, 2024
Each facility shall have a written disaster plan to cover
					 emergencies such as fire, flood, or natural disaster which shall be:
(1) Approved by the fire inspector, the
				  health consultant, or the red cross;
(2) Practiced at regular intervals;
				  and
(3) Posted in a prominent place
				  in the facility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-896-30 - Accidental injury precautions

Current through June, 2024
The facility shall ensure that the risk of accidental
					 injury on the premises is minimized by having accident prevention practices and
					 policies in writing. The practices and policies shall be reviewed annually and
					 the staff shall become familiar with, the policies and
					 practices.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-896-31 - Environmental hazards

Current through June, 2024
The indoor and outdoor premises of the facility shall be
					 free of environmental hazards, shall be clean and comfortable; and shall
					 provide for adequate space to meet the needs of the children as follows:
(1) The facility shall be protected against
				  rodents and insects;
(2) The
				  outdoor space shall be fenced shall have natural barriers, or shall have other
				  protective conditions to deter children from getting into unsafe
				  areas;
(3) There shall be no open
				  drainage ditches, wells, or holes into which children may fall;
(4) Drainage shall be adequate to prevent
				  stagnant pools of water from accumulating;
(5) Garbage and trash shall be stored in
				  covered containers out of reach of the children arid shall be removed
				  frequently enough to avoid creating a health hazard or nuisance;
(6) Open fireplaces shall not be used. Floor
				  heaters and all heating elements, including hot water pipes, shall be insulated
				  or installed in a manner which makes the pipes inaccessible to
				  children;
(7) Furniture, equipment,
				  and toys shall be sturdily constructed, without sharp edges, and shall present
				  minimal hazards to children;
(8)
				  Lead based paint shall not be used on surfaces accessible to
				  children;
(9) Poisonous plants
				  shall be out of reach of children on the premises;
(10) Pets, animals, and fowl shall be
				  maintained in a safe and sanitary manner at all times; and
(11) If a lodging house, boarding house, or
				  any other business conflicts with the regular operation of the child care
				  facility, the lodging house, boarding house, or other business shall not be
				  conducted at the facility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-896-32 - Water supply

Current through June, 2024
The water supply shall be from a source approved by the
					 health authority. The plumbing shall be installed and maintained in a manner
					 approved by local plumbing codes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-896-33 - Toilet and lavatory facilities

Current through June, 2024
Toilet and lavatory facilities shall be of a type
					 determined by the availability of water under pressure. Approved facilities,
					 water or non-water carriage, shall be provided for disposal of sewage and other
					 liquid wastes. The following conditions shall apply:
(1) Where a public sewer is available, all
				  plumbing fixtures and building sewers shall be connected thereto;
(2) Where a public sewer is not available, a
				  private sewage disposal system of an approved type shall be installed and
				  connected to all plumbing fixtures;
(3) Where water sewage disposal means are not
				  available or feasible, sewage and other liquid wastes shall be disposed in a
				  manner approved by the health authority;
(4) Indoor toilets shall be located in rooms
				  separate from those used for cooking, sleeping, or eating; and
(5) Lavatories shall be provided in
				  quantities commensurate with toilet facilities. If hot water is available,
				  water temperature shall riot exceed 100 degrees fahrenheit, 38 degrees celsius,
				  at outlets accessible to children.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-896-34 - Food preparation

Current through June, 2024
(a) Facilities
				  which serve meals, or meals and snacks, shall meet all of the requirements of
				  the Department of Health, Chapter
				  11-12, Food Establishment Sanitation
				  rules.
(b) Facilities serving only
				  snacks, which are not "potentially hazardous food," as defined in section
				  17-896-1 and which require minimal use of utensils, shall be exempt from the
				  requirements of sections 17-896-34(a). These facilities shall have access to a
				  sink with running water. Lavatories in toilet rooms shall not be used for
				  preparation or cleaning of snacks.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-896-35 - Cleaning of premises

Current through June, 2024
(a) All necessary
				  cleaning equipment shall be available on the premises and-a plan for regular
				  cleaning shall be established to protect the health of the children and
				  provider.
(b) Toys, table tops,
				  furniture, and other similar equipment used by children shall be washed when
				  the toys or equipment become gummy, sticky, or dirty Plain soap and water shall
				  be an adequate cleansing agent.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-896-36 - Swimming activities and wading pools

Current through June, 2024
(a) When swimming
				  or wading pools are part of the facility, equipment, or program, the swimming
				  pools shall be constructed, maintained, and operated in accordance with
				  building and health rules.
(b) When
				  swimming or wading activities are included in the program, the following safety
				  practices shall be observed:
(1) A certified
				  lifeguard, who may be the caregiver, shall be on duty at all times when
				  swimming pools are in use;
(2)
				  Wading pools less than twenty-four inches at the deepest part shall be exempt
				  from the requirements of Section 17-896-36(b) (1). However, children shall be
				  personally attended by a responsible adult at all times;
(3) Wading pools exempt under Section
				  17-89673.6(b)(1) shall be emptied immediately after each use; and
(4) Legible safety rules for the use of all
				  types of pools shall be posted in a conspicuous location and read and reviewed
				  at regular intervals by the caregiver responsible for the care of
				  children.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES (REPEALED) › Subchapter 8 - PHYSICAL FACILITY STANDARDS › Section 17-896-37 - Building codes and space requirement

Current through June, 2024
(a) Programs using
				  the facilities of an approved or licensed public or private school or a city,
				  county, or state facility shall be deemed to have satisfied the department's
				  requirements relating to zoning, building, electrical, and plumbing codes of
				  the county or political subdivision in which the facility is located and to
				  state rules as may be applicable to the facility.
(b) Programs not using the facilities of an
				  approved or licensed public or private school or a city, county, or state
				  facility shall be inspected for compliance with the zoning, building,
				  electrical and plumbing codes of the county or political subdivision in which
				  the facility is located and to state rules as may be applicable, to the
				  facility.
(c) All buildings,
				  building appurtenances, outdoor space, equipment, and all other parts of the
				  facility shall be kept repaired, safe, and sanitary at all times.
(d) The indoor area required for each child
				  is fifteen square feet. Lanai area which has both a roof and finished flooring
				  may be counted for not more than fifty percent of the required indoor
				  area.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 897 - EMERGENCY RULES RELATING TO EVIDENCE OF HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-897-1 - Scope

Current through June, 2024
These emergency rules shall apply to the evidence of health
				  Standards for registering family child care homes under section 17-891.1, and
				  Hcensing group child care centers and group child care homes under section
				  17-892.1, infant and toddler child care centers under section 17-895, and
				  before and after school child care facilities under section 17-896. These
				  emergency rules are designed to address a current nationwide shortage of
				  -Tubersol® and Aplisol® purified protein derivative Solution (PPD)
				  which is used in Tuberculosis (TB) skin test examinations which led the State
				  department of health (DOH) to suspend TB skin test examination requirements for
				  120 days from April 11, 2013, by emergency rules adopted in chapter
				  11-164.1.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 897 - EMERGENCY RULES RELATING TO EVIDENCE OF HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-897-2 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
Thepurpose ofthese rules is to provide revised evidence of
				  health requirements for TB clearances for children enrolled in child care
				  facilities, and for employees, Substitutes, volunteers, and adults living or
				  working in a child care facility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 897 - EMERGENCY RULES RELATING TO EVIDENCE OF HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-897-3 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Child care facility" or "child care facilities" means
				  family child care homes under section 17-891.1, group child care centers and
				  group child care homes under section 17-892.1, infant and toddler child care
				  centers under section 17-895, and before and after school child care facilities
				  under section 17-896.
"Health care practitioner" means a physician who is licensed
				  to practice medicine or Osteopathie medicine (M.D. or O.D.), a physician
				  assistant (PA), or an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licensed to
				  practice in any of the states or territories of the United States, or a nurse
				  practitioner (NP) licensed by the State of Hawaii.
"Highest risk categories" means individuals who (1) have had
				  contact with another individual with infectious TB, or (2) have Symptoms
				  suggestive of TB disease, or (3) are newly arriving immigrants referred
				  automatically through the federal immigration System, or (4) are infected with
				  HIV, or (5) are immune-compromised due to.disease or medical treatment.
"Substitute" means a person who serves as a replacement for
				  no more than ten ' consecutive working days in the same position when another
				  caregiver is absent on an emergency or unplanned basis.
"Volunteer" means any person offering Services to a child
				  care facility without remuneration, except for reimbursable personal expenses
				  allowed by the caregivers, who provide direct child care of 10 hours or more
				  per week, who serve 10 or more hours per week, or who are counted in the
				  staff-child ratio.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 897 - EMERGENCY RULES RELATING TO EVIDENCE OF HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-897-4 - Evidence of child's health

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each child care
				facility shall require and obtain from the parent or guardian of each child
				entering a child care facility a health record that complies with the
				provisions of sections 302A-1154.through
				302A-1163, HRS,
				whichrelate to school entry examination requirements for irnrnunization and
				physical examinationj except that for TB, if the child has not obtained aTB
				clearance prior to April 11, 2013, the child shall complete a consultation
				visit with a health care practitioner:
(1) The
				health care practitioner conducting the consultation must assess whether the
				child is in a highest risk category;
(A) If
				the child is assessed by the health care practitioner to be in a highest risk
				category, the child must show written evidence of a negative TB skin test or a
				satisfactory ehest x-ray prior to attending the child care facility;
(B) If the child is assessed by the health
				care practitioner to not be in a highest risk category, the child care facility
				must have written evidence on file that the child has been assessed prior to
				the child's attendance at the child care facility and is not in any of the
				highest risk categories arid that the health care practitioner does not
				recommend that the child complete the ehest x-ray evaluation;
(C) For those children who have been assessed
				by a health care practitioner to not be in a highest risk category and the
				health care practitioner does not recommend the child complete the ehest x-ray
				evaluation, the TB clearance requirement shall be deferred until the DOH has
				reinstated conducting TB skin tests for all persons; and
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 897 - EMERGENCY RULES RELATING TO EVIDENCE OF HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-897-5 - Provider's health standards

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each child care
				facility shall maintain on file at the child care facility evidence that
				employees, substitutes, volunteers, and adults in the facility are fi:ee firom
				health problems which would have a harmful effect on the children or which
				would interfere with effective functioning, as follows:
(1) The results of a physical examination by
				a health care practitioner of each employee, substitute, volunteer, and adult
				in the child care facility;
(2)
				Written evidence that each employee, substitute, volunteer, and adult in the
				facility is fi:ee fi:om communicable TB as a result of a negative TB skin test
				or a satisfactory chest x-ray taken one year before beginning child care.
(A) If the employee, substitute, volunteer,
				or adult in the child care facility has not completed a TB clearance prior to
				April 11, 2013, the employee, substitute, volunteer, or adult in the child care
				facility must complete a consultation visit with a health care
				practitioner;
(B) The health care
				practitioner conducting the consultation shall assess whether the individual is
				in a highest risk category.
(i) If the
				individual is assessed by the health care practitioner to be in a highest risk
				category, the individual shall show written evidence of a negative TB skin test
				or a satisfactory chest x-ray prior to begiiming child care;
(ii) If the individual is assessed by the
				health care practitioner to not be in a highest risk category, the individual
				shall have written evidence on file that the individual has been assessed prior
				to beginning child care and is not in any of the highest risk categories and
				that the health care practitioner does not recommend the individual complete
				the chest x-ray evaluation;
(iii)
				For those individuals who have been assessed by a health care practitioner to
				not be in a highest risk category, and the health care practitioner does not
				recommend the individual complete the chest x-ray evaluation, the TB clearance
				requirement shall be deferred until the DOH has reinstated conducting TB skin
				tests for all persons.
(C)
				Once DOH has reinstated TB skin testing requirements, all employees,
				substitutes, volxmteers, and adults in the child care facility who were
				deferred from TB skin test requirements shall provide written evidence of a
				negative TB skin test within ninety (90) days of the reinstatement of TB skin
				test requirements.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 897 - EMERGENCY RULES RELATING TO EVIDENCE OF HEALTH STANDARDS › Section 17-897-6 - Effective period of these rules

Current through June, 2024
These emergency rules shall take effect upon filing with the
				  Lieutenant Govemor's office and shall be effective for no longer than one
				  hundred twenty (120) days from the effective date.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 912 - TITLE XX GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-912-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
(a) The purpose of this chapter shall be to
				establish the general conditions for the provision and receipt of social
				services identified in chapters 17-913 to 17-927.
(b) Specific social service program
				requirements shall be identified in chapters 17-913 to 17-927.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 912 - TITLE XX GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-912-2 - Goals of social services

Current through June, 2024
Social services provided under the provisions of title XX
				  shall be directed at helping-eligible persons:
(1) Achieve or maintain economic self-support
				to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency on public assistance;
(2) Achieve or maintain self-sufficiency,
				including reduction or prevention of dependency;
(3) Prevent or remedy neglect, abuse, or
				exploitation of children unable to protect their own interests; or preserve,
				rehabilitate, or reunite families;
(4) Prevent or reduce inappropriate
				institutional care by providing for community-based care, home-based care, or
				other forms of less intensive care; or
(5) Secure admission to institutional care
				when other forms of care are not appropriate.