CHAPTER 530

H.P. 1327 - L.D. 1887

An Act To Update Licensing and Certification Requirements

for Child Care Facilities and Family Child Care Providers

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §12501-A, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 427, §2, is amended to read:

5. Child care facility. "Child care facility" means a child care center or a home day family child care provider as defined in Title 22, section 8301-A.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1319-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 421, §3, is further amended to read:

1. Annual screening required. The department shall require a child care facility and the premises of a home day family child care provider as defined in chapter 1673 and a nursery school as defined in chapter 1675 to have an annual screening for potential lead hazards. If potential lead hazards are identified, a full lead inspection must be conducted.

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1319-C, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 276, §10, is amended to read:

3. Approval dependent on compliance. As of July 1, 1998, a day care center family child care provider, child care facility