Section 1596.8865 Of Article 4. Suspension And Revocation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.4. >> Article 4.
1596.8865
. (a) When a local child protective agency, as defined in
Section 11165 of the Penal Code, has a reasonable suspicion, as
defined in subdivision (a) of Section 11166 of the Penal Code, that
the death or serious injury of a child occurred at a child day care
facility because of abuse or willful neglect by the personnel of the
child day care facility, the agency shall immediately notify the
director.
(b) Within two working days of receipt of the evidence that the
death or serious injury occurred at a child day care facility because
of abuse or willful neglect by the personnel of the child day care
facility, the department shall temporarily suspend the license,
registration, or special permit of the facility, and shall
immediately notify the licensee, registrant, or holder of the special
permit of the temporary suspension and the effective date thereof
and at the same time serve the provider with an accusation. The
hearing shall be set and conducted in the manner provided in Section
1596.886, and the temporary suspension shall have the same effect and
duration as provided in Section 1596.886.
(c) The director shall request that the city police, county
sheriff, or other law enforcement agencies, and any other county
agencies, investigating the death or serious injury of the child
shall expedite and coordinate evidence gathering in the case, and, to
the extent that providing the evidence will not adversely affect any
criminal prosecution, make that evidence available as soon as
possible for the purposes of the hearing on the temporary suspension.
(d) As used in this section, "serious injury" means a serious
impairment of physical condition, including, but not limited to, the
following: loss of consciousness; concussion; bone fracture;
protracted loss or impairment of function of any bodily member or
organ; a wound requiring extensive suturing; and serious
disfigurement.