NAC432A.550. Authorized facilities; admissible children; limitation on period of care.

     1. Care for ill children may be provided by:

     (a) A facility that is licensed by the Division to provide care solely for ill children;

     (b) A child care center that designates a separate area for use by ill children;

     (c) A family home; or

     (d) A group home.

     2. A licensee of a facility that provides care for ill children may care for a child who is prohibited from remaining in any other child care facility because he or she:

     (a) Has a short-term or minor illness;

     (b) Has a short-term physical disability; or

     (c) Is recuperating from an acute episodic illness.

     3. A facility must not provide care for an ill child for more than 14 hours in any 24-hour period.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 3-11-92)