§ 1596.799

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1597.05 or any other law, a drop-in childcare center shall not be required to do either of the following:

(1) Verify children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing.

(2) Maintain files regarding children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing.

(b) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, if the medical assessment required by department regulations is not available for a child, then the licensee shall obtain a written health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative. Except as provided in subdivision (a), a written health assessment shall include the same information and be maintained in the same manner as a medical assessment required by department regulations. A drop-in childcare center shall not require physician approval of the health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative.

(c) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, the child’s authorized representative shall sign an acknowledgment that they understand that verification of immunizations and tuberculosis testing is not required for any child accepted into a drop-in childcare center.

(d) This section shall not be construed to exempt a drop-in childcare center from any other licensing requirement.

(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 933, Sec. 2. (AB 772) Effective January 1, 2025.)