Alabama Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

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Section N
Hearings and Appeals

(see Section 38-7-9, Code of Alabama 1975.)

In the event an application for a license or a renewal for a license is denied or a license or a six month permit is revoked, or in the event an application for such a license or renewal of a license is not acted upon with reasonable promptness, any aggrieved party may appeal to the Department for a fair hearing of his/her case.

A copy of Regulations and Procedures for Hearings is provided in Appendix 18.

Suspension of License

In accordance with the Code, Sections 38-7-11 and 41-22-l9(d), the Department has the authority to immediately suspend without notice the license/six month permit/approval if an inspection by the Department of a licensed or approved child care facility disclose any condition, deficiency, dereliction, or abuse, which is, or could be, hazardous to the health, safety, or physical, moral, or mental well-being of the children in the care of the child care facility being inspected. The suspension may remain in effect for a period of not longer than 120 days and shall not be renewable. The license may not be suspended for the same or substantially similar emergencies within one calendar year unless the emergency could not have been reasonably foreseen. The pre-revocation hearing shall be scheduled as soon as possible to give the licensee/permit or approval holder and opportunity to show why the license/permit/approval should not be revoked.

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