§ 12-17.2-3.5-8 — Caregiver requirements; education; documentation

Indiana § 12-17.2-3.5-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 17.2: DAY CARE REGULATION
• Ch. 3.5: Eligibility of Child Care Provider to Receive

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Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2025. See also
following version of this section, effective 7-1-2025.
Sec. 8. (a) At least one (1) adult individual who
maintains certification in a course of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
applicable to all age groups of children cared for by a provider shall be
present at all times when a child is in the care of the provider.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the following apply to an
individual who is employed or volunteers as a caregiver at a facility
where a provider operates a child care program:
(1) The individual shall maintain current certification in first aid
applicable to all age groups of children cared for by the provider.
(2) If the individual is:
(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age, the individual may act as
a caregiver without supervision of another caregiver; or
(B) less than eighteen (18) years of age, the individual may act
as a caregiver only if the individual:
(i) is at least fourteen (14) years of age; and
(ii) is, at all times when child care is provided, directly
supervised by a caregiver who is at least eighteen (18) years
of age.
(3) Before beginning employment or volunteer duties, the
individual must receive a formal orientation to the facility and the
child care program.
(4) Beginning July 1, 2015, unless the provider is a parent,
stepparent, guardian, custodian, or other relative to each child in
the care of the provider, the individual annually must receive at
least twelve (12) hours of continuing education approved by the
division and related to the age appropriate educational
development, care, and safety of children. The hours of
continuing education required by this subdivision may include the
training described in this chapter concerning child abuse
detection and prevention, first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
and safe sleeping practices.
(5) Not more than three (3) months after the individual begins
employment or volunteer duties, the individual must receive
training approved by the division concerning child abuse
detection and prevention.
(c) An individual who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and is a
student at a school corporation that operates a child care program may
volunteer as a caregiver for the child care program before completing
the requirements under subsection (b) if the individual:
(1) is supervised by an adult who is authorized under this article
to provide child care services; and
(2) completes the requirements under subsection (b) not later than
three (3) months after the individual begins volunteering at the
facility.
(d) A provider shall:
(1) maintain at the facility where the provider operates a child
care program documentation of all training and completion of
continuing education required by this section; and
(2) make the documentation available to the division upon
request.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.247-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.47-2002, SEC.1; P.L.18-2003, SEC.18; P.L.225-2013, SEC.13; P.L.171-2014, SEC.5; P.L.92-2024, SEC.8; P.L.140-2025, SEC.2.