Section 400.8158. Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting.

(1) A center shall make a verbal report to the department within 24 hours of the occurrence of any of the following:

(a)   A child is lost or left unsupervised.

(b)   An incident involving an allegation of inappropriate contact.

(c)   The death of a child in care.

(d)   A fire on the premises of the center that requires the use of fire suppression equipment or results in loss of life or property.

(e)   The center is evacuated for any reason.

(2)     A center shall make a verbal report to the department within 24 hours of notification by a parent that a child received medical treatment or was hospitalized for an injury, accident, or medical condition that occurred while the child was in care.

(3)    A center shall submit a written report to the department of the occurrences outlined in subrule (1) and (2) of this rule in a format provided by the department within 72 hours of the verbal report to the department.

(4)   A center shall keep a copy of the report on file at the center.

History: 2013 AACS.