Sec. 11. (a) A provider shall provide for a safe environment by ensuring that no conditions exist in or on the grounds of the facility where the provider operates a child care program that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children, including ensuring that the following items are placed in areas that are inaccessible to the children in the provider's care: (1) Firearms, ammunition, and other weapons. (2) Poisons, chemicals, bleach, and cleaning materials. (3) Medications. (b) A provider shall do the following with respect to transporting children away from the
facility where the provider operates a child care program: (1) Obtain written permission from the child's parent or legal guardian to transport the child. (2) Ensure that the child is transported only by an employee or a volunteer who: (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (B) holds a valid driver's license; and (C) transports the child in a properly licensed and insured motor vehicle. As added by P.L.247-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.225-2013, SEC.14; P.L.25-2018, SEC.2.
IC 12-17.2-3.5-11.1 Immunizations Sec. 11.1. (a) After December 31, 2002, a provider shall maintain and annually update documentation provided by the physician of each child who is cared for in a facility where the provider operates a child care program that the child has received complete age appropriate immunizations, including: (1) conjugated pneumococcal vaccine; and (2) varicella vaccine or a demonstrated immunity to varicella. The Indiana department of health shall determine for each age level the immunizations that constitute complete age appropriate immunizations. (b) A provider meets the requirement of subsection (a) if: (1) a child's parent: (A) objects to immunizations for religious reasons; and (B) provides documentation of the parent's objection; (2) the child's physician provides documentation of a medical reason the child should not be immunized; or (3) the child's physician provides documentation that the child is currently in the process of receiving complete age appropriate immunizations; and the provider maintains and annually updates the documentation provided by the parent or physician under this subsection. As added by P.L.121-2002, SEC.1 and P.L.131-2002, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.18-2003, SEC.21; P.L.56-2023, SEC.119.