Section 7.57.400. Admission and planning for care.

	(a)  A child care facility shall  
		(1) at or before a child's admission to the facility, obtain emergency information about the child from the child's parent, including  
			(A) information about any drug or other allergies;  
			(B) information about any medication the child is taking or medical or other treatment the child requires;  
			(C) information on how to contact the child's parent and at least one other local emergency contact individual;  
			(D) permission slips for emergency transport to health care facilities and for the provision of emergency care, signed by the parent;  
			(E) permission for emergency treatment, signed by the parent; and  
			(F) a hospital and physician of choice as designated by the parent;   
		(2) maintain the information on a form supplied by the department; and  
		(3) review and update information obtained under (1) of this subsection at least semi-annually, or more often if a parent provides changed or additional information.  
	(b)  A child care facility may not admit a child if the child's admission would place the facility beyond the conditions of the facility's license.  
	(c)  At or before the admission to a child care facility of a child who is identified as having special needs under 7 AAC 57.940, the facility shall collaborate with the child's parent in developing and implementing a plan of care for the child. The plan of care  
		(1) must be approved by the parent and the caregiver responsible for the care of the child and must be signed and dated by the parent, the caregiver, the facility coordinator for special needs children, if any, and the administrator;  
		(2) must be based on the following information, to the extent that the parent consents, in writing, to disclose the information:  
			(A) results of medical and developmental examinations;  
			(B) assessments of the child's cognitive functioning or current overall functioning;  
			(C) evaluations of the family's needs, concerns, and priorities;  
			(D) the child's individualized family service plan (IFSP) developed under 4 AAC 52.142 or individualized education program (IEP) developed under 4 AAC 52.140, if any;  
			(E) other evaluations as needed;  
		(3) must address any specific services the child care facility will provide in functional outcome objectives, and the designated responsibility for provision and financing;  
		(4) must list any additional services, including educational or therapeutic services, the child is receiving from other service providers, and must identify the providers of those services; and  
		(5) may contain permission from the parent for the child care facility to contact providers of additional services and the child's IFSP coordinator, if any.  
	(d)  A child care facility shall review information provided about a child under (c) of this section in order to determine whether the facility can satisfy the child's needs. If, after reviewing that information and the application, the facility determines it can satisfy the child's needs, the facility may admit the child. If the facility has reason to believe that, even with reasonable accommodation, the facility cannot meet the child's needs, the facility may deny admission to the child.  

Authorities

44.29.020;47.32.010;47.32.030

Notes

Reference

4 AAC 60.035
7 AAC 10.1075
7 AAC 57.520

Authority

AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030

History

Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178