(a) (1) Whenever an individual is excluded by the department from a licensed family day care home, the department shall prepare and provide to the licensed family day care home from which the individual was excluded, within 45 days, an addendum to the notification of parents’ rights form required by Section 102419 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, clearly identifying the name or names of any individual or individuals who have been excluded from the licensed family day care home. The addendum shall also identify the existence and location of a public file maintained by the department explaining the reason for the exclusion.
(2) The department shall revise the addendum if the excluded individual is reinstated by the department pursuant to Section 11522 of the Government Code.
(b) (1) Immediately upon receipt of an addendum from the department, the licensee shall provide the parent or guardian of each child under the licensee’s care or supervision with a copy of the addendum identifying the excluded individual or individuals. The licensee shall also obtain the signature of the parent or guardian indicating that the parent or guardian has received a copy of the addendum. A signed copy of the addendum shall be provided to the parent or guardian, and the original signed addendum shall be retained by the licensed day care home provider, and provided to the department during the regular inspection of the home, or at any time upon the request of the department.
(2) This section shall apply to all children currently under the licensee’s care or supervision, and to all children who come under the licensee’s care or supervision after the implementation of this section.
(c) During its regular inspection of all licensed family day care homes where an individual or individuals have been excluded, the department shall verify that the licensee has obtained a signature from the parent or guardian of each child under the licensee’s care or supervision indicating that the parent or guardian has been provided with the addendum identifying the excluded individual or individuals. The department may also request the signed addenda from the licensee at any time.
(d) A licensee shall be assessed an immediate civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) per violation, for failure to do any of the following:
(1) Provide a copy of the addendum to a parent or guardian of any child under the provider’s care or supervision.
(2) Obtain a parent or guardian’s signature indicating he or she has been provided with the addendum.
(3) Provide signed addenda to the department, when requested for all children under the provider’s care.
(e) Failure to comply with this section shall constitute grounds for disciplining the licensee pursuant to Section 1596.885 or Section 1596.886.
(f) This section shall apply to any family day care home from which an individual is excluded after January 1, 2001.
(g) The department shall promulgate regulations and policies, as necessary, to implement the provisions of this section by January 1, 2002.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 549, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)