Health and Safety Code section 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.
Source:
Section 1596.799, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1596.799. (updated Jan. 1, 2025; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).
