470 IAC 3-1.1-34
470 IAC 3-1.1-34 Medical requirements
Cite as Ind. Admin. Code tit. 470, r. 3-1.1-34
Sec. 34. (a) Direct child care providers who work in the home more than three (3) times a month and all members of the household having
direct contact with children receiving care shall have an initial physical examination by a physician or certified nurse practitioner indicating that
they are free from communicable disease, have no physical or other condition which would endanger the health or welfare of children in care, and
have an annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray.
(b) The requirements stated in subsection (a) shall not be required for direct child care providers who present a signed statement to the
COFC that their religious beliefs preclude compliance with the aforementioned medical requirements. The licensee shall provide written notice to
the parents or legal guardians enrolling their children in the child care home that a religious exemption statement has been filed with the COFC by
the child care provider.
(c) The above requirements shall be met within thirty (30) days of application.