TITLE XII
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 170-E
CHILD DAY CARE, RESIDENTIAL CARE, AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES

Child Day Care Licensing

Section 170-E:10-a

    170-E:10-a Informal Dispute Resolution. –
I. The department shall offer an opportunity for informal dispute resolution to any child day care agency that disagrees with the results or findings of a monitoring visit. The child day care agency shall submit a written request for informal dispute resolution no later than 14 days from the date the findings were issued by the department. Within 30 days of receipt of a request for informal dispute resolution and receipt of information from the child day care agency, the department shall review the evidence presented and provide written notice of its decision to the child day care agency.
II. Informal dispute resolution shall not be available to any child day care agency against which the department has initiated action to suspend, revoke, deny, or refuse to renew a license or permit under this chapter.

Source. 2014, 128:2, eff. Aug. 15, 2014.