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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 review of 10 Emergency, Information and Immunization Record (EIIR) cards the Compliance Officer noted the following: -Child 1's card did not document the name and contact telephone number of a second individual 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. -Child 2's card did not document the contact telephone number of the child’s physician, nor did it document the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child.”

AAC R9-3-504.D.2. D. If there are gas pipes that run from a gas meter to an appliance or location on the premises: 2. A certificate holder shall ensure that: a. Each unused natural gas outlet at the child care group home has its valves removed by and is capped at the wall or floor by a licensed plumber or individual authorized by the local jurisdiction; b. A licensed plumber or individual authorized by the local jurisdiction conducts a gas inspection that verifies there are no gas leaks in the gas pipes that run from the gas meter to any appliance or location on the premises at least once every 12 months after the date of the certificate; and c. A copy of a current gas inspection report, including documentation of any repairs or corrections required by the gas inspection report, is maintained on the premises.

“Findings: Based on review of required licensing reports the Compliance Officers noted that a current gas inspection report was not available for review. The most recent report expired 03/25/2026. *Please email a current gas inspection report upon receipt*”

AAC R9-3-202.A.2. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. An adult resident completes, signs, dates, and submits to the certificate holder before the resident’s starting date of residency or the date of certification of the child care group home the form required in A.R.S. § 36-897.03(B).

“Findings: The Secondary Compliance Officer noted that Resident 1 did not have a Criminal History Affidavits in their file.”

AAC R9-3-301.A.3.a. A. A certificate holder shall: 3. Ensure that each resident 12 years of age or older and each staff member submits, on or before the starting date of residency, employment, or volunteer services, one of the following as evidence of freedom from infectious active tuberculosis: a. Documentation of a negative Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis screening test recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, administered within 12 months before the starting date of residency, employment, or volunteer service, that includes the date and the type of tuberculosis screening test; or b. If the resident or staff member has had a positive Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis screening test, a written statement that the resident or staff member is free from infectious active tuberculosis that is signed and dated by a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner within six months before the starting date of residency, employment, or volunteer service; and

“Findings: Based on the Secondary Compliance Officer's observation and review of required documents, it was determined that the file for Resident #1 lacked documentation for a negative Mantoux TB test.”

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.

“The Compliance Officer observed that Staff 1 has a fingerprint clearance card that expired 3/14/2025. Staff 1 has documentation that they submitted a renewal application online through DPS on 3/11/2025, however the DPS website does not show the application having been received as of 3/28/2024.”

AAC R9-3-406.F. F. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member: 1. Prepares a weekly menu specifying the foods to be served at each meal and snack on each day, 2. Dates each menu, and 3. Writes food substitutions on a posted menu no later than the morning of the day of the meal or snack to which the substitution applies.

“The Compliance Officers observed that the posted menu was dated for the week of 3/7/25.”

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;

“The Compliance Officer observed a liquid plug in air freshener in the bathroom accessible to enrolled children.”

AAC R9-3-504.D.1. D. If there are gas pipes that run from a gas meter to an appliance or location on the premises: 1. Before an applicant for a child care group home is issued a certificate by the Department, the applicant shall obtain a gas inspection report by a licensed plumber or individual authorized by the local jurisdiction that verifies there are no gas leaks in the gas pipes that run from the gas meter to any appliance or location on the premises; and

“The Compliance Officer observed that the gas inspection expired 2/10/24.”

AAC R9-3-310.A. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that a child care group home has a first-aid kit on the premises that contains at least the following items, in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children at the child care group home: 1. Sterile bandages including: a. Adhesive bandages of assorted sizes, b. Sterile gauze pads, and c. Sterile gauze rolls, 2. Antiseptic solution or sealed antiseptic wipes, 3. Single-use non-porous gloves, 4. Reclosable plastic bags of at least one-gallon size, 5. Scissors, and 6. Adhesive or self-adhering tape.

“The Compliance Officer observed that the first aid kit did not contain gauze rolls.”

AAC R9-3-309.H. A certificate holder shall ensure that a child care group home does not stock a supply of prescription or nonprescription medications for administration to enrolled children.

“The Compliance Officer observed that the first aid kit contained burn cream.”