standards for the special needs of an individual child when: (2) An early learning provider must submit an (a) The licensee submits to accommodation plan to the department for the department a written plan, approval as soon as a child with special signed by the parent or needs is enrolled or identified by a guardian, that describes how professional listed in subsection (3)(b) of the child's needs will be met in this section. The department must review the licensed child care; and and return accommodation plans to the (b) The licensee has provider. Weight #5 supporting documentation of the child's special needs (3) The department may approve an early provided by a licensed or learning provider’s planned certified: accommodations once: (i) Physician or physician's (a) A provider submits to the assistant; department a written Individual Care (ii) Mental health Plan of how the special needs of a child professional; will be met when enrolled or identified. (iii) Education professional; This plan must be signed by the parent (iv) Social worker with a or guardian, may be developed using a bachelor's degree or higher department provided template, and degree with a specialization in must contain: the individual child's needs; or The child’s diagnosis; (v) Registered nurse or Contact information for the advanced registered nurse primary health care provider practitioner. or other relevant specialist; (2) The documentation A list of medication to be described in subsection (1) of administered at scheduled this section must be in the times, or during an form of an: emergency along with (a) Individual education descriptions of symptoms plan (IEP); that would trigger emergency (b) Individual health plan medication; (IHP); or
standards for the special needs of an individual child when: (a) The licensee submits to the department a written plan, signed by the parent or guardian, that describes how the child's needs will be met in the licensed child care; and (b) The licensee has supporting documentation of the child's special needs provided by a licensed or certified: (i) Physician or physician's assistant; (ii) Mental health professional; (iii) Education professional; (iv) Social worker with a bachelor's degree or higher degree with a specialization in the individual child's needs; or (v) Registered nurse or advanced registered nurse practitioner. (2) The documentation described in subsection (1) of this section must be in the form of an: (a) Individual education plan (IEP); (b) Individual health plan (IHP); or (2) An early learning provider must submit an accommodation plan to the department for approval as soon as a child with special needs is enrolled or identified by a professional listed in subsection (3)(b) of this section. The department must review and return accommodation plans to the provider. Weight #5 (3) The department may approve an early learning provider’s planned accommodations once: (a) A provider submits to the department a written Individual Care Plan of how the special needs of a child will be met when enrolled or identified. This plan must be signed by the parent or guardian, may be developed using a department provided template, and must contain: The child’s diagnosis; Contact information for the primary health care provider or other relevant specialist; A list of medication to be administered at scheduled times, or during an emergency along with descriptions of symptoms that would trigger emergency medication;
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