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AAC R9-3-202.D. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that each individual who is a staff member or an adult resident submits to the certificate holder a copy of the individual’s a valid fingerprint clearance card each time the fingerprint clearance card is issued or renewed every six years.

“Findings: Based on documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, Staff #1's (DOE: 1/16/2020) fingerprint clearance card expired on 3/19/2025, and the renewal card was issued on 6/20/2025.”

AAC R9-3-303.B. B. Except as required in A.R.S. § 36-309, before a child is enrolled at a child care group home, a certificate holder shall require the individual enrolling the child to complete a Department-provided Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card containing: 1. The child’s name, home address, city, state, zip code, sex, and date of birth; 2. The date of the child’s enrollment; 3. The name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of each parent of the child; 4. The name and contact telephone number of at least two individuals authorized by the child’s parent to collect the child from the child care group home or to be contacted if the child’s parent cannot be contacted; 5. The name and contact telephone number of the child’s physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner; 6. Written authorization for emergency medical care of the child; 7. The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child; 8. A written description provided by a child’s parent of the nutritional and dietary needs of the child; 9. A written description provided by the child’s parent noting the child’s susceptibility to illness, physical conditions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance; and 10. The dated signature of the individual completing the Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card.

“Findings: Based on the documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, Child #1's Emergency, Information, and Immunization record lacked documentation of a second emergency contact name and telephone number, the child's healthcare provider name and telephone number, the name of an individual to be contacted first in case of injury or sudden illness, and the child's parent signature.”

AAC R9-3-304.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall not permit an enrolled child to receive child care services at a child care group home until the child care group home receives: 1. An immunization record for the enrolled child with the information required in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7, stating that the enrolled child has received all current, age-appropriate immunizations required under 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7, that is: a. Provided by a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or another individual authorized by state law to administer immunizations; or b. Generated from the Arizona State Immunization Information System, which is the Department’s child immunization reporting system established in A.R.S. § 36-135; or

“Findings: Based on documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, Child #1 lacked documentation of an immunization record.”

AAC R9-3-309.B.3. B. If prescription or nonprescription medications are administered at a child care group home, a certificate holder shall ensure that: 3. The designated staff member does not administer a medication to an enrolled child unless the child care group home receives written authorization on a completed Department-provided authorization form that includes: a. The child’s first and last name; b. The name of the medication; c. The prescription number, if any; d. Instructions for administration specifying: i. The dosage, ii. The route of administration, iii. The first and last dates that the medication is to be administered, and iv. The times and frequency of administration; e. The reason for the medication; f. The signature of the child’s parent; and g. The date of signature; and

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, the provider's medication form was missing for Child #1's medication.”

AAC R9-3-309.F.2. F. Except as provided in subsection (G), a certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. Medication belonging to a staff member or resident is stored in a locked, leak-proof storage cabinet or container that is separate from the storage container for enrolled children’s medications.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #2's observation, it was determined that there was a bottle of Tylenol in a purse that was accessible to the enrolled children.”

AAC R9-3-302.C. C. A certificate holder shall ensure that each staff member completes a total of 12 or more actual hours of training every 12 months after becoming a staff member in two or more of the following: 1. Child growth and development, which may include sudden infant death prevention; 2. Developmentally appropriate activities; 3. Nutrition and developmentally appropriate eating habits; 4. Responding to accidents and emergencies, including CPR and first aid for infants and children; 5. Recognizing signs of illness and infestation; 6. Detecting, preventing, and reporting child abuse or neglect; 7. Guiding and disciplining children; and 8. Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with special needs.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation and review of facility documentation, it was determined that Staff #1 (start date: 2/17/2022) lacked 12 hours of annual training for the time period 2/17/2022-2/17/2023 and Staff #2 (start date: 9/1/2019) lacked 12 hours of annual training for the time period 9/1/2022-9/1/2023.”

AAC R9-3-504.F.3. F. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 3. A record is made of each fire and emergency evacuation drill, including: a. The date of the fire and emergency evacuation drill, and b. The time of the fire and emergency evacuation drill; and

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, it was determined that fire drills for November and December, 2023 were not documented.”

AAC R9-3-505.D.8. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 8. Each fan in an area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services is inaccessible to an enrolled child; and

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that there was an oscillating fan accessible to the enrolled children in the infant nap room.”

AAC R9-3-401.B.2. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. The areas of the child care group home approved for providing child care services are maintained free from hazards;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the light switch cover plate in the learning room was missing, leaving internal wiring accessible to enrolled children.”

AAC R9-3-505.D.5. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 5. Except as provided in R9-3-503(C)(4) and subsection (D)(6)(d), the following are stored in a labeled container separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible to an enrolled child: a. Materials and chemicals labeled as a toxic substance, and b. Substances that have a child warning label and may be a hazard to a child;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that there was a canister of Clorox wipes on a shelf accessible to the enrolled children in the infant nap room.”

AAC R9-3-504.A.5. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 5. Each electrical outlet in an area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services is covered with a safety plug cover or insert when not in use;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that there were 2 uncovered outlets on a surge protector in the main room and one uncovered outlet on the wall near the kitchen.”