The licensee or another or illness that medication or a child has taken or person must report to requires received another child’s the department within medical medication. twenty-four hours: treatment or (iii) The provider must follow any (a) The licensee’s hospitalization directions provided by Washington emergency absence, of a child in Poison Center. serious illness or care must be Local health jurisdiction or DOH incapacity of the reported by immediately, and to the department licensee, staff or telephone and within 24 hours: member of the in writing to (i) An occurrence of food household, if the the parent, poisoning or reportable licensee: licensor, and contagious disease as defined in (i) has a child’s social chapter 246-101 WAC; reasonable expectation worker, if the (ii) A person excluded from the the absence, illness, or child has a early learning program by the incapacity will affect the social worker; health department or local health licensee’s ability to officer on the basis of a diagnosis provide child care; and Any instance may not return to the early (ii) Is going to when you or learning program until approved continue to provide your staff to do so by the local health care. have reason officer. (b) For the licensee, to suspect the The department at the first staff, volunteer or occurrence of opportunity, but in no case longer household member age any physical, than 24 hours, upon knowledge of fourteen or older, any: sexual, or any person required by chapter (i) Pending charge emotional WAC to have a change in their or conviction for a crime child abuse or background check history due to: listed in WAC child neglect (i) A pending charge or conviction child for a crime listed in WAC 170-06; (ii) Allegation or (ii) An allegation or finding of finding of child abuse or or child child abuse, neglect, neglect under chapter exploitation maltreatment or exploitation as required
The licensee or another person must report to the department within twenty-four hours: (a) The licensee’s emergency absence, serious illness or incapacity of the licensee, staff or member of the household, if the licensee: (i) has a reasonable expectation the absence, illness, or incapacity will affect the licensee’s ability to provide child care; and (ii) Is going to continue to provide care. (b) For the licensee, staff, volunteer or household member age fourteen or older, any: (i) Pending charge or conviction for a crime listed in WAC (ii) Allegation or finding of child abuse or neglect under chapter or illness that requires medical treatment or hospitalization of a child in care must be reported by telephone and in writing to the parent, licensor, and child’s social worker, if the child has a social worker; Any instance when you or your staff have reason to suspect the occurrence of any physical, sexual, or emotional child abuse or child neglect child or child exploitation as required medication or a child has taken or received another child’s medication. (iii) The provider must follow any directions provided by Washington Poison Center. Local health jurisdiction or DOH immediately, and to the department within 24 hours: (i) An occurrence of food poisoning or reportable contagious disease as defined in chapter 246-101 WAC; (ii) A person excluded from the early learning program by the health department or local health officer on the basis of a diagnosis may not return to the early learning program until approved to do so by the local health officer. The department at the first opportunity, but in no case longer than 24 hours, upon knowledge of any person required by chapter WAC to have a change in their background check history due to: (i) A pending charge or conviction for a crime listed in WAC 170-06; (ii) An allegation or finding of child abuse, neglect, maltreatment or exploitation
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