Child Care Licensing
Handbook Revision, December 2013
This revision of the Licensing Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on December 2, 2013. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Investigations of Illegal Operations
Investigations of Illegal Operations (PATS 6622)
The items below are revised to update the form numbers for the Illegal Operations Notification Letter and the Illegal Operation Application Cover Letter, and the name of the Consent to Enter Illegal Operation form. This revision also updates the instructions for how and where to find these revised forms.
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6550 Investigations of Illegal Operations
6551 Conducting Searches
6553 Initiating the Investigation
6554.1 Conducting the Investigation When An Address Is Known
6554.2 Conducting Investigations When Only a Phone Number Is Known
6554.3 Conducting Investigations When Only an Email Address Is Known
6555 Obtaining Consent to Enter an Illegal Operation
6556 Requesting an Illegal Operation to Cease Operating
Due Process Procedures (PATS 5902)
The items below are added and revised to address due process procedures involving minors with a Reason To Believe finding for abuse or neglect.
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7541 Notification of the Administrative Penalty
7710 Administrative Reviews
7711 The Right to an Administrative Review
7711.1 An Operation's Right to an Administrative Review
7711.3 Explaining the Right to an Administrative Review
7711.4 Waiving the Right to an Administrative Review
7712 Roles for Conducting an Administrative Review
7713 Receiving a Request for an Administrative Review
7713.12 When the Request for an Administrative Review Does Not Meet the Due Date
7716.1 Documenting the Outcome of an Administrative Review in CLASS Overturning an Action or Decision as the Result of an Administrative Review
7716.2 [previously 7716.12] Documenting the Outcome of an Administrative Review in IMPACT for Decisions Involving Abuse or Neglect Overturning an Action or Decision Related to Abuse or Neglect
7716.2 Upholding an Action or Decision as the Result of an Administrative Review
7716.21 Upholding an Action or Decision Related to Abuse or Neglect
7716.3 Amending an Action or Decision as the Result of an Administrative Review
7717 Notifying a Requestor About the Outcome of an Administrative Review
7717.1 Notifying an Operation of the Outcome of the Administrative Review [new item]
7717.2 Notifying an Individual of the Outcome of the Administrative Review [new item]
7720 Release Hearings Concerning Child Abuse or Neglect Findings
7721 Release Due Process Hearings for Persons Investigated by Licensing
7723 When a Release Hearing May Be Offered
7723 [previously 7724] Explaining the Offer of a Release Due Process Hearing to Someone whom Licensing Designated as a Perpetrator of Abuse or Neglect
7724.1 Additional Information for Child Care Employees
7723.1 [previously 7724.2] Additional Information for Permit Holders
7723.2 [previously 7724.3] Additional Information for Illegal Operations
7723.3 Waiving the Right to a Due Process Hearing [new item]
7724 [previously 7725] Documenting the Results of the Release Due Process Hearing
7724.1 Overturning a Finding of Abuse or Neglect [new item]
7724.2 Upholding a Finding of Abuse or Neglect [new item]
7724.3 Notifying the Perpetrator About the Outcome of a Due Process Hearing [new item]
7724.4 Documentation and Notification of Due Process Hearings for Perpetrators Who Are Minors [new item]
7724.41 Minor Does Not Request a Due Process Hearing [new item]
7724.42 When a Minor Turns Eighteen [new item]
7725 Sustaining a Perpetrator in IMPACT [new item]
7726 Documenting the Final Disposition for Abuse or Neglect Investigations in CLASS [new item]
7727 7726 Emergency Release
Cross-references to items above have been updated in:
5333.3 Emergency Release of Findings Based on Immediate Risk
5333.54 When the Finding Is Sustained in the Due Process Hearing
5333.55 When the Finding Is Overturned in the Due Process Hearing
6632.1 For Findings of Reason to Believe
6632.4 If a Due Process Hearing Is Requested
6631.3 Release of Necessary Information
6632.2 If the Alleged Perpetrator Is an Employee of the Operation
7700 Legal Actions When an Operation Disagrees With the Actions of an Inspector