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Region 10 Federal and State Head Start Related Regulations and Laws

Introduction

The purpose of this online resource list is to provide links to state and federal regulations and laws that are applicable to Head Start Grantees in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. This resource list will be updated as regulations and laws change. Links to the regulations and laws are provided for each of the following topics.

Topics

• Administrative Codes
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Child Care Licensing
• Disabilities
• Fire Inspections - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Immunization Requirements
• Medicaid - Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
• Medicaid – Health Insurance
• Mental Health Consultant Qualifications – State Specific
• Food and Sanitation - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• State Pre-Kindergarten Programs
• USDA - Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
• Federal Regulations

Administrative Codes

Each state has an administrative code, made up of the laws and regulations which govern that state. When changes are made in state law they are written into the administrative code. The administrative code of each state covers every topic for which has a written regulation. One can find regulations regarding a variety of topics applicable to Head Start, such as fire inspections, disabilities, EPSDT, etc. in the administrative codes.

Child Abuse and Neglect

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/laws_policies/cblaws/capta/index.htm

Child Care Licensing

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
http://nrc.uchsc.edu/STATES/states.htm
The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (NRCHSCC) of DHHS Maternal and Child Health Bureau supports a comprehensive, current, on-line listing of the licensing and regulatory requirements for child care in the 50 States and the District of Columbia. In lieu of requiring a State Lead Agency to provide information that is already publicly available, ACF accepts this compilation as accurately reflecting the States' licensing requirements. The listing is maintained by the University Of Colorado Health Sciences Center School Of Nursing.

Disabilities

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
http://www.ada.gov/

Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)
http://idea.ed.gov/

Fire Inspection

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
http://www.osha.gov/

OSHA Act of 1970
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=OSHACT&p_id=2743

The following state links are OSHA State Plans; 26 of the states have plans.

Immunization Requirements

Medicaid - Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidEarlyPeriodicScrn/

Medicaid – Health Insurance

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov

Mental Health Consultant Qualifications – State Specific

Food and Sanitation

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
http://www.osha.gov/

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

National Center for Children in Poverty – Policy Wizard
http://www.nccp.org/wizard/wizard.cgi?action=X&page=pol_1

State Pre-Kindergarten Programs

USDA - Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

USDA – Child and Adult Care Food Program
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/care/

Federal

Head Start Act (signed December 12, 2007
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Program%20Design%20and%20Management/Head%20Start%20Requirements/Head%20Start%20Act

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

Indian Child Welfare Act
http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/chapter21_icwa.htm