California · Through 2026-09-13

HSC § 1596.799

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1597.05 or any other law, a drop-in childcare center shall not be required to do either of the following:
(1) Verify children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing.
(2) Maintain files regarding children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing.
(b) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, if the medical assessment required by department regulations is not available for a child, then the licensee shall obtain a written health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative. Except as provided in subdivision (a), a written health assessment shall include the same information and be maintained in the same manner as a medical assessment required by department regulations. A drop-in childcare center shall not require physician approval of the health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative.
(c) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, the child’s authorized representative shall sign an acknowledgment that they understand that verification of immunizations and tuberculosis testing is not required for any child accepted into a drop-in childcare center.
(d) This section shall not be construed to exempt a drop-in childcare center from any other licensing requirement.

Where this section sits in the code

Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS [1200. - 1796.88.]
CHAPTER 3.4. California Child Day Care Act [1596.70. - 1596.895.]
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [1596.70. - 1596.7996.]

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1597.05 or any other law, a drop-in childcare center shall not be required to do either of the following:

(1) Verify children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing.

(2) Maintain files regarding children’s immunizations or tuberculosis testing.

(b) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, if the medical assessment required by department regulations is not available for a child, then the licensee shall obtain a written health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative. Except as provided in subdivision (a), a written health assessment shall include the same information and be maintained in the same manner as a medical assessment required by department regulations. A drop-in childcare center shall not require physician approval of the health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative.

(c) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, the child’s authorized representative shall sign an acknowledgment that they understand that verification of immunizations and tuberculosis testing is not required for any child accepted into a drop-in childcare center.

(d) This section shall not be construed to exempt a drop-in childcare center from any other licensing requirement.

Collected 2026-09-14T05:56:33Z. Source file · JSON

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