Rhode Island § 23-75-5 - Children’s Product Safety Act

§ 23-75-5. Unsafe children’s products — Child care.

(a) A child day care center may not use or have on the premises, on or after January 1, 2004, an unsafe children’s product as described in § 23-75-3. This subsection does not apply to an antique or collectible children’s product if it is not used by, or accessible to, any child in the child care facility.

(b) The department of children, youth and families shall notify child day care centers, on an ongoing basis, of the provisions of this section and the “Children’s Product Safety Act” and of unsafe children’s products, as determined in accordance with this chapter, in plain, non-technical language that will enable each child day care center to effectively inspect children’s products and identify unsafe children’s products.

(c) The department of children, youth and families shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(d) Each child day care center shall, as part of the licensing, licensing renewal, or periodic update process conducted by the department of children, youth and families certify in writing that it has reviewed each of the bulletins and notices issued by the department of health regarding unsafe children’s products, and that there are no unsafe products in the facility.

(1) The department of children, youth and families shall prepare a certification form, and shall require each facility to complete the certification form in the process of licensing, renewal, or periodic update.

(2) The department of children, youth and families shall retain the certification form completed by each facility in each respective facility’s licensing file.

(e) Each child day care center shall maintain a file containing all bulletins, notices, or both issued by the department of health and/or the department of children, youth and families regarding unsafe children’s products, and shall make the file accessible to the facility staff members and to parents of the children who attend the day care center.

(f) The department of children, youth and families may revoke or refuse to renew the license of any child day care center or refuse to issue full license to the holder of a permit should the licensee or holder of a permit not comply with any section of this chapter.