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25 | On 11/02/2022, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Ka Vang and Jose Penate arrived at the facility to conduct an unannounced case management inspection. LPAs met with Cristina Perez. A tour of the facility was conduct and census was taken. LPAs explained the purpose of today’s inspection was to follow-up with a case management visit regarding the facility failed to report an unusual incident that staff in the facility was tested positive for COVID-19.
On 08/03/2022, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ka conducted an unannounced inspection at the facility and during the inspection interview, LPA met with Staff #1 (S1). Per S1, there have been multiple staff who tested positive for COVID-19 and they reported their COVID-19 positive result to S1 prior to LPA conducted the unannounced visit on 08/03/2022. S1 stated that she did not report the multiple positive results to Community Care Licensing (CCL)-Fresno Regional Office due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not require a day care facility to report any COVID-19 positive to them.
On 08/10/2022, LPAs Ka and Jose Penate conducted another unannounced visit to the facility and interviewed was conducted. Per the interviews, it was determinate that facility staff have been tested positive for COVID-19 while they were at the facility. During this visit, LPAs explained to S1 that a multiple COVID-19 positive results for staff is required to report to CCL. It is required that if there is any unusual incident that occurred at the facility that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any children in care, facility is to report to the CCL Department by telephone or fax within the CCL Department’s next working day and submit a written report containing the information to the CCL Department within seven days followed the unusual incident occurred.
Per interview, it was confirmed that staff at the facility have tested positive for COVID-19 and quarantined and returned to the facility; however, facility failed to report to CCL.
On 11/02/2022, LPA conducted FAS and record review and facility had not reported those unusual incidents of COVID-19 positive individual to the CCL-Fresno Regional Office.
(Continued on LIC809-C).
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