Cal. HSC § 1596.8895
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1596.8895, 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) Whenever the director temporarily suspends the license, registration, or special permit of a child day care facility pursuant to Section 1596.886, the director or the local licensing agency shall send written notification to the parent or legal guardian of each child receiving services in the facility. The department or the local licensing agency, if there is one, shall also post a written notice of the temporary suspension at the facility in a place readily visible and accessible to the parents or guardians of children receiving services at the facility. Removal of the posted notice while the temporary suspension is in effect is a violation of this chapter punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) If a temporary suspension order is not effected within 30 days of the filing of an accusation, the director or the local licensing agency shall send written notification that the accusation has been filed to the parent or legal guardian of each child receiving services in the facility.
(c) (1) Upon receipt of an accusation indicating the department’s intent to revoke a facility’s license, the licensee shall provide copies of a summary of the accusation to the parent or legal guardian of each child receiving services in the facility until that accusation is either dismissed or resolved through the administrative hearing process or stipulated agreement.
(2) Upon enrollment of a new child in a facility, the licensee shall provide to the parents or legal guardians of the newly enrolling child copies of a summary of any accusation that the licensee has received during the prior 12-month period that indicates the department’s intent to revoke the facility’s license.
(3) The licensee shall require each recipient of the summary of the accusation to sign a statement indicating that he or she has received the document and the date it was received.
(4) The licensee shall keep verification of receipt in each child’s file.
(5) The department shall prepare and provide to the licensee the summary of the accusation.
(b) If a temporary suspension order is not effected within 30 days of the filing of an accusation, the director or the local licensing agency shall send written notification that the accusation has been filed to the parent or legal guardian of each child receiving services in the facility.
(c) (1) Upon receipt of an accusation indicating the department’s intent to revoke a facility’s license, the licensee shall provide copies of a summary of the accusation to the parent or legal guardian of each child receiving services in the facility until that accusation is either dismissed or resolved through the administrative hearing process or stipulated agreement.
(2) Upon enrollment of a new child in a facility, the licensee shall provide to the parents or legal guardians of the newly enrolling child copies of a summary of any accusation that the licensee has received during the prior 12-month period that indicates the department’s intent to revoke the facility’s license.
(3) The licensee shall require each recipient of the summary of the accusation to sign a statement indicating that he or she has received the document and the date it was received.
(4) The licensee shall keep verification of receipt in each child’s file.
(5) The department shall prepare and provide to the licensee the summary of the accusation.
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