health-and-safety-emergency-preparedness-and-response-planning

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency standard for emergency preparedness and response planning does not include all the required elements for licensed centers or licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(vii). (Plan Question 5.3.7iv) • The Lead Agency does not require all staff in licensed family child care homes to complete pre-service or orientation training within three months on emergency preparedness and response planning, as required by 98.44(b). (Plan Question 5.4.1m) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care providers for compliance with a standard for emergency preparedness and response planning and related pre-service or orientation training requirements, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii and 5.5.1bii) Overall Target Completion Date: 08/31/2028 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency standard for emergency preparedness and response planning does not include all the required elements for licensed centers or licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(vii). (Plan Question 5.3.7iv) 03/31/2022 2 Revised Emergency Plan to include Continuity of Operations for all provider types 03/31/2022 3 The Lead Agency does not require all staff in licensed family child care homes to complete pre- service or orientation training within three months on emergency preparedness and response planning, as required by 98.44(b). (Plan Question 5.4.1m) 08/31/2028 4 Develop Letter of Agreement for Family Child Care Facility providers requiring Pre-Service training in emergency preparedness and response planning be completed within three months of operation/employment. Note: Family child care homes (78CSR19) has a standard to complete pre-service training within three months in emergency preparedness and response planning. Family child care facilities 09/30/2024 (78CSR18) does not have a standard for completing Pre-Service training within three months on emergency preparedness and response planning. 5 Propose rule change within WV DoHS BFA chain of command and Legal team. 04/30/2027 6 Provide a public forum for proposed regulation change. 05/28/2027 7 Provide a public comment period for proposed regulation change. 05/28/2027 8 Final WV DoHS BFA approval of proposed rule, including amendments due to public forum and public comment period. 06/30/2027 9 File approved rule with the state register and legislative rule-making committee within 90 days. 07/30/2027 10 Seek promulgation of proposed rule via Legislative approval. Final rule will go into effect August 2028 08/31/2028 11 The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care providers for compliance with a standard for emergency preparedness and response planning and related pre-service or orientation training requirements, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii and 5.5.1bii) 03/31/2025 12 Revised Child Care Policy 2.8 adding requirement to conduct annual unannounced inspections. 11/29/2019 13 Revise differential checklists for child care centers, out of school times, family child care homes, family child care facilities, and family child care informal/relative to include pre-service training in emergency preparedness and response planning. 01/31/2025 14 Review Child Care Policy 2.8 at Unit Meetings to ensure monitoring on an annual basis using differential checklist is being conducted on compliance with emergency preparedness and response planning. 03/31/2025