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verification to the department or designee completion of required training, before program participation or within the first three months after receiving approval for program participation, on health and safety topics consisting of

(1) the prevention and control of infectious diseases; training under this paragraph must include training on immunizations;

(2) prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices;

(3) the administration of medication, consistent with standards for parental consent;

(4) the prevention of and response to emergencies because of food and allergic reactions;

(5) building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic;

(6) prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment;

(7) emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a hazard or natural disaster within the meaning of those terms under 42 U.S.C. 5195a(a) (sec. 602(a), Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act);

(8) handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants;

(9) appropriate precautions in transporting children;

(10) recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect; and

(11) minimum health and safety training. (n) The family shall ensure that the family’s caregiver obtains annually at least 12 hours of ongoing training pertaining to health and safety, early childhood and development, or both. (o) Upon approval of the family’s in-home child care caregiver and subject to the monthly maximum set in 7 AAC 41.025(g) and the amount of the family contribution under 7 AAC 41.330, the department will, or a designee shall, issue an authorization for in-home child care and program benefit payments to the family. The family shall submit a request for payment and any corrections to that request to the department or designee on a form prescribed by the department. A request for payment must be submitted on or before the last day of the month immediately following the month in which child care services were provided. If the department determines information in a request for payment is incorrect or incomplete, the department will return the request to the family. Unless the request is corrected and resubmitted to the department no later than the last day of the month following the month in which it was returned by the department, the department will not make payment for that request for payment. (p) The department will not pay program benefits included on a request for payment or a correction to a request for payment submitted later than the applicable deadline set in (o) of this section.