health-and-safety-prevention-and-response-to-emergencies-from-food-and-allergic-reactions AND ALLERGIC REACTIONS

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency has not established a standard for the response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, license-exempt family child care homes, license-exempt in-home care, or out-of-school programs, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(iv). (Plan Questions 5.3.4bi, 5.3.4bii, 5.3.4bv, 5.3.4bvi, and 5.3.4bvii) • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on prevention and response to food and allergic reactions for license-exempt in-home providers, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1d) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care providers or an annual inspection for license- exempt family child care providers for compliance with a standard for response to emergencies from food and allergic reactions, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B) and 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii, 5.5.1bii, and 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