Section R9-3-303. Enrollment of Children

A.      A certificate holder shall require that a child be enrolled by the child’s parent or by an individual authorized in writing by the child’s parent.

B.       Except as required in A.R.S. § 36-3009, before a child receives child care services at a child care group home, a certificate holder shall require the individual enrolling the child to com- plete a Department-provided Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card containing:

1.        The child’s name, home address, city, state, zip code, 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 child care group home or to be contacted if the child’s parent cannot be contacted;

5.        The name and contact telephone number of the child’s physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practi- tioner;

6.        Written authorization for emergency medical care of the child;

7.        The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child;

8.        A written description provided by a child’s parent of the nutritional and dietary needs of the child;

9.        A written description provided by the child’s parent not- ing the child’s susceptibility to illness, physical condi- tions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance; and

10.     The dated signature of the individual completing the Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card.

C.      A certificate holder shall maintain a current Emergency, Infor- mation, and Immunization Record card for each enrolled child on the premises in a place that provides a staff member ready access to the card in the event of an emergency at, or evacua- tion of, the child care group home.

D.      When a child is disenrolled from a child care group home, the certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member:

1.        Enters the date of disenrollment on the child’s Emer- gency, Information, and Immunization Record card; and

2.        Maintains the records in subsection (D)(1) for 12 months after the date of disenrollment on the premises in a place separate from the current Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1214, effective September 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Section repealed; new R9-3-303 renumbered from R9-3-307 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 17 A.A.R. 1530, September 30, 2011 (Supp. 11-3).