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(b) A provider under 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall obtain before approval and maintain throughout the provider’s approval period a valid certification for pediatric first aid and CPR obtained through in-person instruction. A currently certified emergency medical or trauma technician on duty on the child care premises satisfies the requirements of this subsection. If certification courses are not available in the community where the provider is located, the provider may
(1) receive instruction in pediatric first aid and CPR procedures through distance learning, training videos, and other materials approved by the department; and
(2) complete and pass the first available in-person pediatric first aid and CPR certification courses offered within 60 miles by road of the provider. (Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 1/5/2017, Register 221) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.25.001 7 AAC 41.240. Animals, toxic substances, and poisonous plants. (a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) shall meet the requirements of 7 AAC 10.1090. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency regarding the presence of animals in the child care facility. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) — (5) shall meet the requirements for toxic substances and poisonous plants under 7 AAC 10.1095. (b) A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall inform parents of children in care if any animal is present on the premises. (c) A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall ensure that any animal kept on the child care premises has no communicable disease, has immunizations required under state and federal law, and is free of internal and external parasites. The provider shall show proof of compliance with required immunizations to the department upon request. (d) A parakeet, pigeon, or other similarly small-sized psittacine bird may be kept on the premises of a provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5) only if the bird
(1) receives prophylactic antibiotics before introduction onto the child care premises; and
(2) is isolated at least 45 days in a room separate from a room occupied by any other birds in the entity.