(A) If it has reason to believe that a contagious and/or communicable disease and/or illness is present in an unlicensed childcare home, the County Health Department may require any individual operating an unlicensed childcare home to cease all operations until the unlicensed childcare home has been properly cleaned, sanitized, and disinfected to eliminate the possibility of spreading the disease.
(B) The County Health Department may require any individual operating an unlicensed childcare home to hire professionals, who are properly trained in the eradication of contagious and/or communicable diseases, to clean, sanitize, and disinfect the entire premises of the childcare home if any child for whom care is provided at the home is found to have any contagious and/or communicable disease or illness.
(C) The County Health Department may require any individual operating an unlicensed childcare home to provide proof of immunizations for each child for whom care is provided.
(D) In the event that any individual and/or unlicensed childcare home fails to comply with an order of the County Health Department and/or the provisions of this section, the County Health Department may issue an order requiring the unlicensed childcare home to immediately cease all operations until the individual and/or unlicensed childcare home comes into compliance.
(E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, in any way, the authority and powers granted to the County Health Department in I.C. 16-20-1-1 et seq.
(Ord. 2009-III, passed 3-17-2009)