Child Care Licensing

Handbook Revision, March 2016

This revision of the Licensing Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on March 1, 2016. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.

Sex Offender Match Level One Intakes

Near Fatality

Considerations for Military Persons Applying for or Renewing Their Administrator Licenses

Sex Offender Match Level One Intakes (PATS 8852)

This item is revised to clarify that when there is a Match Level 1 report and staff confirm that the sex offender is living in the operation, the investigation must be upgraded to a P2 abuse or neglect investigation.

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6550 Investigations of Matches to the Database of Sex Offenders

Near Fatality (PATS 8927)

The items below are revised to update the definition of “near fatal injury” and the process for determining that a child suffered a near fatality so that it is consistent with Office of Child Safety guidelines.

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Definitions of Terms: near fatal injury

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6443.1 Obtaining Medical Records

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6622.4 Assigning the Severity to a Reason to Believe Disposition

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6530 Investigation of a Child’s Near Fatality (new item)

The following items are renumbered without changes:

6540 6530 Investigations Involving Homes Regulated by a Private Child-Placing Agency (CPA)

6541 6531 Investigations of Abuse or Neglect and Minimum Standards Violations in CPA and CPS Homes Conducted by Licensing

6541.1 6531.1 Allegations and Incidents That Must Be Investigated by Licensing

6541.2 6531.2 Allegations and Incidents That May Be Investigated by Licensing

6541.3 6531.3 History of Family Violence Calls

6542 6532 Investigations of Minimum Standards Violations Conducted by CPAs or CPS

6542.1 6532.1 Receiving and Assigning the Report

6542.2 6532.2 CPA Responsibilities

6542.3 6532.3 Licensing Responsibilities

6542.4 6532.4 Reclassifying an Investigation of an Agency Home as a Priority 4

6542.5 6532.5 Documentation of Investigations by Child-Placing Agencies

6543 6533 Agencies Responsible for Investigations in CPA and CPS Homes

6550 6540 Investigations of Matches to the Database of Sex Offenders

6560 6550 Investigations of Illegal Operations

6561 6551 Conducting Searches

6562 6552 Prioritizing Investigations of Illegal Operations

6562.1 6552.1 Day Care Operations Providing Care Illegally With No Other Allegations

6562.2 6552.2 Residential Operations Providing Care Illegally With No Other Allegations

6562.3 6552.3 When to Prioritize a Report of an Illegal Operation as a Priority 1 or Priority 2 (Day Care and Residential)

6563 6553 Initiating the Investigation of an Illegal Operation

6564 6554 Conducting the Investigation of an Illegal Operation

6564.1 6554.1 Conducting the Investigation of an Illegal Operation When An Address Is Known (Priority 5 Investigations)

6564.2 6554.2 Conducting Investigations of an Illegal Operation When Only a Phone Number Is Known (Priority 5 Investigations)

6564.3 6554.3 Conducting Investigations When Only an Email Address Is Known (Priority 5 Investigations)

6565 6555 Obtaining Consent to Enter an Illegal Operation

6565.1 6555.1 Obtaining a Court Order to Gain Access

6566 6556 Requesting an Illegal Operation to Cease Operating

6567 6557 Procedures When an Illegal Operation Is Determined to Be Not Subject to Regulation

6570 6560 Investigations Conducted as Desk Reviews

6571 6561 Licensing Responsibilities

6572 6562 Reclassifying a Desk Review Investigation as a Priority 4

6573 6563 Documentation of Investigations of Illegal Operations

Considerations for Military Persons Applying for or Renewing Their Administrator Licenses (PATS 8957)

The items below are updated to implement requirements in SB 807 and SB 1307 (84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015) as they relate to military persons applying for or renewing their administrator licenses.

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9200 Application for an Administrator's License

9210 Reviewing an Application Packet for an Administrator's License

9211 Additional Documentation Requirements for Expedited Licensure

9211.1 Additional Documentation Required If the Applicant is a Military Spouse Requesting Expedited Licensure

9211.1 9211.2 Additional Documentation Required If the Applicant is a Military Service Member, Spouse, or Veteran Requesting Expedited Licensure or Special Considerations

9211.2 9211.3 Expedited Licensure If the Applicant is a Military Member, Spouse, Service Member, or Veteran

9212 Applicants Who Have an Administrator's License from Another State

9213 Special Considerations for Applicants Who Are a Military Member, Spouse, Service Member, or Veteran

9213.1 Waiving Application and Exam Fees 9213.1 Special Considerations for Military Spouses

9213.2 Special Considerations for When a Military Service Members or Veterans Applies to Renew