Section 1596.8895 Of Article 4. Suspension And Revocation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.4. >> Article 4.
1596.8895
. (a) Whenever the director temporarily suspends the
license, registration, or special permit of a child day care facility
pursuant to Section 1596.886, the director or the local licensing
agency shall send written notification to the parent or legal
guardian of each child receiving services in the facility. The
department or the local licensing agency, if there is one, shall also
post a written notice of the temporary suspension at the facility in
a place readily visible and accessible to the parents or guardians
of children receiving services at the facility. Removal of the posted
notice while the temporary suspension is in effect is a violation of
this chapter punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) If a temporary suspension order is not effected within 30 days
of the filing of an accusation, the director or the local licensing
agency shall send written notification that the accusation has been
filed to the parent or legal guardian of each child receiving
services in the facility.
(c) (1) Upon receipt of an accusation indicating the department's
intent to revoke a facility's license, the licensee shall provide
copies of a summary of the accusation to the parent or legal guardian
of each child receiving services in the facility until that
accusation is either dismissed or resolved through the administrative
hearing process or stipulated agreement.
(2) Upon enrollment of a new child in a facility, the licensee
shall provide to the parents or legal guardians of the newly
enrolling child copies of a summary of any accusation that the
licensee has received during the prior 12-month period that indicates
the department's intent to revoke the facility's license.
(3) The licensee shall require each recipient of the summary of
the accusation to sign a statement indicating that he or she has
received the document and the date it was received.
(4) The licensee shall keep verification of receipt in each child'
s file.
(5) The department shall prepare and provide to the licensee the
summary of the accusation.