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(2) The file shall be kept in a confidential manner. (3) A child’s record shall be maintained on file at the child care center and made available for review on-site by the Department only in the event of a CPS investigation, and it shall contain the following: (a) Child’s full legal name, nickname, birth date, date of enrollment, current home address and home telephone number; (b) Full name of parent(s)/guardian(s), work and home telephone numbers, or telephone number(s) where they can be reached during the time the child is in the center; (c) Name(s), address(es) and telephone number(s) of person(s) who can assume responsibility for the child in an emergency if the parent(s)/guardian(s) cannot be reached; (d) Name, address and telephone number of family physician or health resource; (e) Name(s), address(es) and verification of identification, such as valid driver’s license, other picture identification or personal family code word of person(s) authorized to take the child from the child care center; (f) Accurate records of daily attendance for each child; (g) Authorization from parent(s)/guardian(s) for child to obtain emergency medical treatment; (h) Authorization from parent(s)/guardian(s) for child to be transported to and from the center during field trips and other away from the center activities; and (i) Authorization from parent(s)/guardian(s) for child to participate in swimming activities. (4) A health record shall be maintained in the center for each child enrolled, and it shall include all of the following information: (a) A signed statement of the child’s health prior to admission to the child care center; (b) A current South Carolina Certificate of Immunization which shall be made available for review on-site; and (c) Other health information if deemed necessary by the director of the center and/or by parent(s)/guardian(s). F. Staff records shall include the following: (1) Names, positions and hours of duty of staff members; (2) Criminal history background records check forms for the director, staff, emergency person(s), and any volunteer(s) not meeting the definition at 114-521A(33); (3) Record of training for director and staff; (4) Health records for the director, staff, and emergency person(s) in accordance with 114-525G(1)(a-c). G. Communication (1) The center shall have an operable telephone with an outside line that is accessible to staff persons in emergencies. (2) Emergency telephone numbers for the police, fire department, ambulance service and poison control center shall be posted by each telephone. H. Staffing (1) Child abuse checks. (a) The director or staff shall not have been determined to have committed an act of child abuse or neglect or have been convicted of any crime listed in Chapter 3 of Title 16, Offenses Against the Person, any crime listed in Chapter 15 of Title 16, Offenses Against Morality and Decency or for the Crime of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor in Section 16–17–490. (b) A check of the South Carolina Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect shall be requested by the director(s) on each staff person, except for volunteers in accordance with the following time lines: (i) For the director(s) and at least two staff persons prior to the initial issuance of a regular or provisional registration;