Cal. HSC § 1596.799
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1596.799, part of California’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health, hospitals, controlled substances, and environmental health standards.
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Official statutory text
(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.
(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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