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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to child care providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 346-157, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§346-157[]]
Liability insurance coverage; [no] requirement. (a) For the
purpose of this section, "liability insurance coverage" means a
general casualty insurance policy issued to a provider insuring against legal
liability for injury resulting from negligence to a child during the time the
child is under the care of the child care provider.
(b) The department shall [not] require
[a provider] all providers to obtain [or] and
maintain liability insurance coverage in an amount determined by the
department as a condition of licensure, temporary permission, or
registration to operate a child care facility.
(c) The department, as a condition of
continued licensure, temporary permission, or registration, shall require [a
provider who does not have liability insurance coverage] all providers
to disclose in writing [that the provider does not have coverage] to
each parent or guardian:
(1) Applying to have a child cared for at the
provider's facility, [if the provider has no] summary information
including the insurer's name and contact information, coverage amounts, and
effective dates for the provider's liability insurance coverage at the time
of application; or
(2) Within seven working days of any change, cancellation, or termination of liability insurance coverage if the coverage is changed, canceled, or terminated while the parent's or guardian's child is cared for at the provider's facility.
(d) The department may suspend or revoke a
license, temporary permit, or certificate of registration of a provider in
accordance with section 346-164 or 346-175, if [the]:
(1) The provider or any employee of the
provider knowingly makes a false statement to any person concerning the
provider's liability insurance coverage[.]; or
(2) The provider does not comply with the insurance coverage and disclosure requirements of this section and rules adopted by the department pursuant to this section.
(e) Proof of liability insurance as required by this section shall be verified by the department on an annual basis."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.
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Report Title:
Child Care Providers; Liability Insurance
Description:
Requires all child care providers subject to regulation by the Department of Human Services to obtain and maintain liability insurance as a condition of licensure, temporary permission, or registration.
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