Sec. 7. (a) A provider shall have written plans for notifying parents regarding the following: (1) Illness, serious injury, or death of the provider. (2) Care in an emergency. (3) Emergency evacuation. The plan required under subdivision (3) must be posted in a conspicuous location in the facility where the provider operates a child care program. (b) A provider shall: (1) maintain a written child discipline policy; (2) ensure that all employees and volunteers follow the child discipline policy; (3) provide to the parent or legal guardian of each child cared for by the provider a written copy of the child discipline policy; and (4) maintain in each child's file a copy of the child discipline policy that has been signed by the parent or legal guardian described in subdivision (3). (c) A provider shall allow unscheduled visits by a parent or legal guardian to a facility where the provider operates a child care program during the hours the child care program is in operation. As added by P.L.247-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.18-2003, SEC.17; P.L.225-2013, SEC.12.
IC 12-17.2-3.5-8 Caregiver requirements; education; documentation Sec. 8. (a) At least one (1) adult individual who maintains annual certification in a course of cardiopulmonary resuscitation applicable to all age groups of children cared for by a provider shall be present at all times when a child is in the care of the provider. (b) The following apply to an individual who is employed or volunteers as a caregiver at a facility where a provider operates a child care program: (1) The individual shall maintain current certification in first aid applicable to all age groups of children cared for by the provider. (2) If the individual is: (A) at least eighteen (18) years of age, the individual may act as a caregiver without supervision of another caregiver; or (B) less than eighteen (18) years of age, the individual may act as a caregiver only if the individual: (i) is at least fourteen (14) years of age; and (ii) is, at all times when child care is provided, directly supervised by a caregiver who is at least eighteen (18) years of age. (3) Before beginning employment or volunteer duties, the individual must receive a formal orientation to the facility and the child care program. (4) Beginning July 1, 2015, unless the provider is a parent, stepparent, guardian, custodian, or other relative to each child in the care of the provider, the individual annually must receive at least twelve (12) hours of continuing education approved by the division and related to the age appropriate educational development, care, and safety of children. The hours of continuing education required by this subdivision may include the training described in this chapter concerning child abuse detection and prevention, first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and safe sleeping practices. (5) Not more than three (3) months after the individual begins employment or volunteer duties, the individual must receive training approved by the division concerning child abuse detection and prevention. (c) A provider shall: (1) maintain at the facility where the provider operates a child care program documentation of all training and completion of continuing education required by this section; and (2) make the documentation available to the division upon request. As added by P.L.247-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.47-2002, SEC.1; P.L.18-2003, SEC.18; P.L.225-2013, SEC.13; P.L.171-2014, SEC.5.
IC 12-17.2-3.5-8.5 Child abuse or neglect reporting Sec. 8.5. (a) A provider shall provide to all employees and volunteers of the provider the written material prepared and made available by the division under subsection (c). (b) An employee or a volunteer of a provider who has reason to believe that a child in the provider's care is a victim of child abuse or neglect shall make a report as required under IC 31-33-5. (c) The division shall do the following: (1) Prepare written material specifying the following: (A) The duty to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect under IC 31-33-5. (B) That knowing failure to make a report required by: (i) IC 31-33-5-1; (ii) IC 31-33-5-2; or (iii) IC 31-33-5-2.5; is a Class B misdemeanor under IC 31-33-22-1. (2) Make the written material under subdivision (1) available to providers. As added by P.L.171-2014, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.183-2017, SEC.2.
IC 12-17.2-3.5-9 Communication devices Sec. 9. (a) A provider shall have at least one (1) working telephone in each facility where the provider operates a child care program. (b) A provider shall, in each facility where the provider operates a child care program, have a communication device (which may be the telephone required by subsection (a)) that is: (1) approved by the division; and (2) compatible with an automated time and attendance tracking system approved by the division. As added by P.L.247-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.18-2003, SEC.19; P.L.171-2014, SEC.7.