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CAPS Policy – Health and Safety Standards No.: CAPS/00-15 Effective Date: 10/01/2016 Revised: 07/01/2025 Revision Effective: 07/01/2025

CAPS Policy Manual

Page 92 of 109 POLICY REVISION HISTORY Date Description of Change 10/01/2018 Added Serious Injury to the list of disqualifying circumstances. 02/01/2019 Reorganized policy by replacing Improper Payments (CAPS/00-15) and Disqualifications and Sanctions (CAPS/00-16) policies with Health and Safety Standards (CAPS/00-15) and Program Integrity (CAPS/00- 16) policies. This new Health and Safety Standards Policy is composed primarily of relevant information that already existed in other sections of CAPS policy. In addition to centralizing existing policies, we added details relating to health and safety monitoring and enforcement for license-exempt and informal providers. 07/01/2019 Revised language related to criminal backgrounds checks to clarify that keeping a staff or resident without a satisfactory record check will result in dismissal and disqualification from CAPS. 10/01/2019 Revised language related to electronic signature. Revised language noting appeals must be requested by the deadline listed on the notice or within 14 calendar days from the date of the notice on an appealable or adverse action taken by DECAL. 11/15/2023 Revised language to add if there is an open compliance review, providers, including providers who have closed or have been dismissed from the CAPS program, are required to maintain records beyond the three-year period until the investigation is completed. Revised language to clarify if it is determined through provider self-reporting, compliance reviews, or investigations that the provider failed to maintain arrival and departure records with the parent or authorized representative’s electronic signature, CAPS must recoup the amount of any child care subsidies paid for any portion of the review period for which the provider failed to maintain acceptable records. Revised language to add providers must complete CAPS orientation. Revised language to add that informal providers must complete first aid training prior to the authorization of CAPS. Added language to clarify administrative hearing requests must be postmarked in writing by the deadline posted on the notice or within 14 calendar days from the date of the notice on an appealable or adverse action taken by DECAL. 10/01/2024 Revised language to clarify CPR and first aid health and safety standards for informal and exempt providers participating in CAPS. 07/01/2025 Revised language to clarify health and safety training requirements for licensed-exempt and informal providers. Revised language to add guidance to monitoring and enforcement requirements for all CAPS providers. Removed CAPS enforcement charts.