health-and-safety-identification-and-reporting-of-child-abuse

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency has not established a standard for the identification of child abuse and neglect for licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(xi). (Plan Question 5.3.11aii) • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting for licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1k) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed family child care providers for compliance with a standard for identification and reporting of child abuse and with related pre-service or orientation training requirements, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B). (Plan Question 5.5.1bii) Overall Target Completion Date: 08/31/2028 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency has not established a standard for the identification of child abuse and neglect for licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(xi). (Plan Question 5.3.11aii) 08/31/2028 2 Developed a Letter of Agreement for family child care facility, family child care home, and informal/relative home providers requiring completion of Making A Difference: Mandate to Report, Responsibility to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect training within three months of operation/employment. 09/30/2024 3 Propose rule change within WV DoHS BFA chain of command and Legal team to obtain legislative approval to add a standard 78CSR18, 78CSR19, and 78CSR20, requiring child abuse and neglect training be completed within three months of operation/employment. 04/30/2027 4 Provide a public forum for proposed regulation change. 05/28/2027 5 Provide a public comment period for proposed regulation change. 05/28/2027 6 Final WV DoHS BFA approval of proposed rule, including amendments due to public forum and public comment period. 06/30/2027 7 File approved rule with the state register and legislative rule-making committee within 90 days. 07/30/2027 8 Seek promulgation of proposed rule via Legislative approval. Final rule will go into effect August 2028 08/31/2028 9 The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting for licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1k) 08/31/2028 10 Revise pre-service training to include information of child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting for licensed family child care homes. Information shall be updated to include reporting maltreatment and procedures to be followed if 07/31/2025 suspected sexual, physical, emotional abuse is identified. 11 Propose rule change within WV DoHS BFA chain of command and Legal team to obtain legislative approval to require pre-service or orientation training on child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting for licensed family child care home 04/30/2027 12 Provide a public forum for proposed regulation change. 05/28/2027 13 Provide a public comment period for proposed regulation change. 05/28/2027 14 Final WV DoHS BFA approval of proposed rule, including amendments due to public forum and public comment period. 06/30/2027 15 File approved rule with the state register and legislative rule-making committee within 90 days. 07/30/2027 16 Seek promulgation of proposed rule via Legislative approval. Final rule will go into effect August 2028 08/31/2028 17 The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed family child care providers for compliance with a standard for identification and reporting of child abuse and with related pre-service or orientation training requirements, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B). (Plan Question 5.5.1bii) 03/31/2025 18 Revised Child Care Policy 2.8 adding requirement to conduct annual unannounced inspections. 11/29/2019 19 Revise differential checklists for child care centers, out of school time centers, family child care homes, family child care facilities, and family child care informal/relative to include pre-service training in child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting. 01/31/2025 20 Review Child Care Policy 2.8 at Unit Meetings to ensure monitoring on annual basis using differential checklist is being conducted on compliance with pre-service training in child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting. 03/31/2025