SENATE FILE 275

BY  SODDERS

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to provider requirements for participation in the state child care assistance program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 237A.13, subsection 2, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   2.
  a.  Services under the program may be provided in a licensed child care center, a child development home, the home of a relative, the child’s own home, a child care home, or in a facility exempt from licensing or registration.
   b.  If services under the program are provided in a location other than the child’s own home, the location shall be subject to an on-site health and safety inspection. The inspection shall be performed prior to provision of program services in the location. A location that has successfully completed an on-site child care health and safety inspection authorized by the department as part of child care regulatory requirements shall be deemed to have met the requirements of this paragraph.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to provider requirements for participation in the state child care assistance program established in Code section 237A.13 and administered by the department of human services.
   Consistent with federal requirements for the program, current law provides that services may be provided in a licensed child care center, a child development home, the home of a relative, the child’s own home, a child care home, or in a facility exempt from licensing or registration.
   The bill requires that if services under the program are provided in a location other than the child’s own home, the location is subject to an on-site health and safety inspection. The inspection is required to be performed prior to provision of program services in the location. A location that has successfully completed an on-site child care health and safety inspection authorized by the department as part of child care registration or licensure is deemed to have met the inspection requirement.