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(2) The same Department actions cited in 114-512A(2-10), above are applicable to the renewal process, except that the Department shall initiate the license renewal process one hundred and twenty (120) days in advance. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, May 26, 1995, by 114-515 eff 180 days after final publication in State Register; State Register Volume 29, Issue No. 6, eff June 24, 2005. 114–513. Management, Administration, and Staffing. A. Display of license (1) The group child care home shall display the current license, as well as any violations in a prominent public place in the group child care home. The back of the license shall be displayed if deficiencies are listed. (2) When advertising or issuing other public notifications of the service provided, the official license number issued by the Department shall be included. B. Capacity (1) No group child care home shall have present at any one time children in excess of the number for which it is licensed. C. Child abuse (1) The group child care home shall immediately report suspected child abuse or child neglect to the Department’s Office of Child Protective and Preventive Services (CPS) or to local law enforce- ment in accordance with South Carolina Code Annotated Section 20–7–510. (2) The operator and staff shall cooperate with Department staff during an investigation of child abuse or neglect. Cooperation shall include the following: (a) Participate in informational conferences with CPS staff; (b) Release records as appropriate, of children and staff upon request; and (c) Allow access to the group child care home for inspection and investigation of the child abuse allegation by the Department and other officials as permitted by statute. D. Reporting of incidents (1) The operator shall report the following incidents to the parents/guardians immediately and provide written notification to the Department within 48 hours after the occurrence: (a) Accidents or injuries involving any child occurring at the group child care home requiring professional medical treatment; and (b) Child or staff occurrences of communicable diseases that the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) requires to be reported in its Exclusion List. (2) The following incidents shall be reported to the Department immediately: (a) A death of a child that occurs at the group child care home; (b) A child who is missing from the premises or who is left unattended in a vehicle operated by the group child care home; (c) Major structural damage to the group child care home; (d) Natural or man-made disasters, including fire or extreme weather conditions, which cause the group child care home to be closed for more than one day of scheduled operation; (e) An occurrence that requires the services of a fire or police department, which affects the health and safety of children; (f) Charges or convictions of crimes against the operator or any staff person; or (g) Reports of alleged child abuse involving the operator or any staff person. (3) A follow-up report shall be submitted to the Department as soon as an investigation of the group child care home is completed and corrective action is taken. (4) Parents should be notified if a legal or health issue occurs which impacts the health and safety of his/her child. This notification should occur at the time of pick-up or on the next day the child is in care. E. Death of a child