470 IAC 3-1.1-29.5 License provisions

Sec. 29.5. (a) A child care home license is valid for two (2) years unless revoked, suspended by the CDFC, or voluntarily surrendered. (b) The number of children cared for at any one (1) time shall not exceed the licensed capacity. (c) The license is valid only for the name and location on the license and is not transferable. (d) The license shall be publicly displayed in the home. (IC 12-17.2-5-12(c)) (e) Whenever an applicant applies for multiple licenses located within the same structure or building, a signed statement from a design professional must be submitted certifying that each child care home to be licensed meets the state building code requirements for the proposed use which apply to fire and safety issues. Certification must include any modifications required to comply with the state building code requirements for the multiple occupancies requested. (f) If two (2) or more licensed child care homes are contiguously located within the same residential structure, each licensed facility must be separated by a two (2) hour fire resistive wall between each licensee. (g) Whenever an applicant applies for multiple licenses located within the same structure or building, each home must meet the requirements of licensure as independent homes. (h) Multiple child care homes under one (1) roof which utilize a private well will also be subject to the water testing requirements of 327 IAC 8 whenever twenty-five (25) or more people are present. (i) Licensees who hold a regular or provisional license upon the effective date of this rule are exempted from meeting the requirements of subsections (f) and (g).