health-and-safety-prevention-and-control-of-infectious-diseases

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunizations) for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, license-exempt centers, license-exempt family child care homes, or license-exempt in-home providers, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1a) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care homes, or an annual inspection for license-exempt centers or license-exempt family child care homes for pre-service or orientation training requirements related to prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunizations), as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B) and 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii, 5.5.1bii, 5.5.2ai, and 5.5.2bi) Overall Target Completion Date: 09/30/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 NH DHHS will identify edits needed to add immunizations to pre-service/orientation training requirements for prevention & control of infectious diseases to Administrative Rule He-C 6914. 12/31/2024 2 NH DHHS will review rule changes with the Department’s Administrative Rules Unit. Hold public hearing. Attend the Joint Legislative Committee for Administrative Rules meeting. 04/30/2025 3 NH Administrative Rule He-C 4002 is currently under revision, and a cross reference in the training requirements to the rules related to exemptions and grace periods for immunizations will be part of that revision. Once added to the rule, programs will be monitored for the requirement. 09/30/2025