HRS §346-173
How to register your home as a family child care home
To register your home as a family child care home, you must apply to the department. The department will check your qualifications, home, and plans, and if everything meets the minimum requirements and you pass a criminal history check, you get a certificate. You must keep meeting those requirements while registered. The department can charge a fee for registration or renewal.
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The statute, as written — Procedure for registration
(a) A person desiring to have the person's home registered as a family child care home shall make application to the department. Upon receipt of the application, the department shall conduct a study of the applicant's qualifications, home, and proposed operation. The department shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant which authorizes the applicant to operate a family child care home if the department is satisfied that the premises and proposed operation will be in compliance with the minimum requirements established under section 346-172 and subject to the criminal history record checks under section 346-154. The provider shall operate and maintain the premises of the family child care home in accordance with the minimum requirements established under section 346-172 so long as registered. (b) The department may establish reasonable fees for the issuance or renewal of certificates of registration according to rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91.
Sections this one refers to
§346-172 Rules for keeping children safe in family child care homes
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