health-and-safety-handling-and-storage-of-hazardous-materials-and-disposal-of-biocontaminants DISPOSAL OF BIOCONTAMINANTS

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency has not established a standard for the handling and storage of hazardous materials and appropriate disposal of biocontaminants for license-exempt in- home providers, or for the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants for out-of-school programs, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(viii). (Plan Questions 5.3.8avi, 5.3.8bvi, and 5.3.8vii) • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on handling and storage of hazardous materials and disposal of biocontaminants for license-exempt in- home providers, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1h) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers for compliance with a standard for the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B). (Plan Question 5.5.1aii) 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 Inform providers of new NDAC 04/30/2026 5 Incorporate new requirements into inspection checklists/ update information management systems 12/31/2026 6 Train licensing staff on revised inspection checklists 12/31/2026 7 Inform providers of revised inspection checklists 12/31/2026 8 Implement new inspection checklists 01/31/2027