Applicants, licensees and operators required to maintain records of certain information; inspection of records by Division; applicability to small child care establishment.

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1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 3, each applicant for a license to operate a child care facility, licensee and operator of a small child care establishment shall maintain records of the information concerning employees of the child care facility or small child care establishment and any residents of the child care facility or small child care establishment who are 18 years of age or older, other than residents who remain under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594, or participants in any outdoor youth program who are 18 years of age or older that is collected pursuant to NRS 432A.170 and 432A.175, including, without limitation:

(a) A copy of the fingerprints that were submitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History;

(b) Proof that the applicant, licensee or operator submitted fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and

(c) The written authorization to obtain information from the Central Repository and the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established pursuant to NRS 432.100.

2. The records maintained pursuant to subsection 1 must be:

(a) Maintained for the period of the employee’s employment with or the resident’s presence at the child care facility or small child care establishment or the participant’s presence in the outdoor youth program; and

(b) Made available for inspection by the Division at any reasonable time and copies thereof must be furnished to the Division upon request.

3. The provisions of this section apply to a small child care establishment and an operator of a small child care establishment if the operator of such an establishment has registered with the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department pursuant to NRS 432A.1756.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 926; A 2011, 248, 1370, 3549; 2017, 1706)


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