(A) If it has reason to believe that a contagious and/or communicable disease and/or illness is present in an unlicensed child care home, the County Health Department may require any individual operating an unlicensed child care home to cease all operations until the unlicensed child care 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 child care 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 child care 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 child care home to provide proof of immunizations for each child for whom care is provided.
(D) In the event that any individual and/or unlicensed child care 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 child care home to immediately cease all operations until the individual and/or unlicensed child care 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-T-015, passed 4-27-2009) Penalty, see § 110.99