D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A147

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 5-A147 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE: PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

147.1

A Licensed Child Development Facility ("Licensee"), including any staff, substitutes, volunteers, individual residing on the premises of the Facility, or any other individual connected with the Facility shall not subject a child to abuse, neglect, mental injury, or injurious treatment.

147.2

A Licensee shall:

(a) Provide training to all staff upon initial hire and annually thereafter regarding the Facility's policies and procedures relating to child abuse, neglect, and risk to a child's health, safety or welfare, including to whom and how to report suspected abuse, neglect, or risk to a child's health, safety, or welfare;

(b) Require staff to immediately report, and to cooperate with officials investigating, alleged or actual child abuse or neglect, or alleged or actual risk to an enrolled child's health, safety, or welfare;

(c) If any staff member is identified as responsible for alleged or actual child abuse or neglect, or alleged or actual risk to an enrolled child's health, safety, or welfare, the Licensee shall immediately place that staff member on administrative leave or reassign the staff member to duties involving no contact with children until the investigation conducted by authorized District of Columbia government officials is complete and that investigation establishes that the staff member is not responsible for the alleged child abuse or neglect; and

(d) Create an encouraging and supportive environment where staff may report incidents involving alleged or actual child abuse, or neglect or alleged or actual risk to an enrolled child's health, safety, or welfare, without threat of retaliation, including termination of employment.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A147

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 14640 (12/2/2016)