North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 09 - CHILD CARE RULES › Section .0700 - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 09 .0701 - HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, SUBSTITUTE PROVIDERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND UNCOMPENSATED PROVIDERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Health and emergency information shall be obtained for staff members as
				specified in the chart below:
Required for:
Item Requirements:
Due Date:
Child care providers and uncompensated providers who
							 are not substitute providers or volunteers as defined in
							 10A NCAC
							 09.0102, including the director.
Medical Report
A statement signed by a health care professional that
							 indicates that the person is emotionally and physically fit to care for
							 children.
Prior to employment.
When submitted, the medical statement shall not be
							 older than 12 months.
All staff, including the director and individuals who
							 volunteer more than once per week.
Tuberculin (TB) Test or Screening
The results indicating the individual is free of
							 active tuberculosis shall be obtained within the 12 months prior to the date of
							 employment.
On or before first day of work.
Child care providers, including the director,
							 uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers.
Emergency Information Form, including the name,
							 address, and telephone number of the person to be contacted in case of an
							 emergency, and the responsible party's choice of health care professional.
On or before the first day of work.
The emergency information shall be updated as changes
							 occur and at least annually.
All staff, including the director.
Health Questionnaire
A statement signed by the staff member that indicates
							 that the person is emotionally and physically fit to care for children.
Annually following the initial medical
							 statement.
Substitute providers and volunteers.
Health Questionnaire
A statement signed by the substitute provider or
							 volunteer that indicates that the person is emotionally and physically fit to
							 care for children.
On or before first day of work and annually
							 thereafter.
(b)
				The Division, or the director of the child care center, may request an
				evaluation of a staff member's emotional and physical fitness to care for
				children when there is reason to believe that there has been deterioration in
				the staff member's emotional or physical fitness to care for children. This
				request may be based upon factors such as observations by the director or
				center staff, reports of concern from family, reports from law enforcement or
				reports from medical personnel.
(c)
				A copy of the forms in the chart in Paragraph (a) of this Rule may be found on
				the Division's website at
http://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/providers/pv_provideforms.asp
.
(d) Staff medical statements,
				proof of a tuberculosis test or screening, and completed health questionnaires
				shall be included in the staff member's medical file, which must be maintained
				separately from the staff member's individual personnel file in the
				center.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  110-85;
				  110-91(1),(8),(9);
				  143B-168.3;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1986;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2010; July 1,
				  1998;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2017;
Amended Eff.
				  February 1, 2021.