health-and-safety-building-and-physical-premises-safety

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency has not established a standard for building and physical premises safety, including the identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water and vehicular traffic for license-exempt in-home providers, and identification of and protection from vehicular traffic for license-exempt family child care providers, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(v). (Plan Questions 5.3.5avi, 5.3.5bvi, 5.3.5cvi, and 5.3.5cv) • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic for license-exempt in-home providers, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1e) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual inspection for license-exempt family child care providers for compliance with a standard for the identification of and protection from vehicular traffic, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Question 5.5.2bi) Overall Target Completion Date: 01/31/2027 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 Draft new administrative code (NDAC), including convening advisory board 12/31/2025 2 Hold public hearing on proposed NDAC 02/28/2026 3 Legislative committee convenes to approve NDAC revisions 03/31/2026 4 Incorporate new requirements into inspection checklists/update information management systems 12/31/2026 5 Train licensing staff 12/31/2026 6 Inform providers of new NDAC & revised inspection checklists 12/31/2026 7 Implement new inspection checklists 01/31/2027