Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1596.799
General Provisions and Definitions
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2011
(a) Notwithstanding Section 1597.05 or any other provision of law, any day care center that exclusively offers a program of services for which there is no contract or agreement between any parent and the center for the regular care of any child, and for which there is no prearranged schedule of care for any child, shall not be required to do either of the following: (1) Verify children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing. (2) Maintain files regarding children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 1597.05 or any other law, a drop-in childcare center shall not be required to do either of the following: (1) Verify children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing. (2) Maintain files regarding children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing.
(b) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, if the medical assessment required by department regulations is not available for a child, then the licensee shall obtain a written health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative. Except as provided in subdivision (a), a written health assessment shall include the same information and be maintained in the same manner as a medical assessment required by department regulations. A drop-in childcare center shall not require physician approval of the health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative.
(c) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, the child’s authorized representative shall sign an acknowledgment that they understand that verification of immunizations and tuberculosis testing is not required for any child accepted into a drop-in childcare center.
(d) This section shall not be construed to exempt a drop-in childcare center from any other licensing requirement.
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