​DHS COVID-19 PROVIDER GUIDANCE // OCDEL

Announcement C-21-09 Reinstating and Extensions of Child Care Certification Regulation Suspensions Due to Act 73

Issued: December 10, 2021; Sunset: October 31, 2022

Pursuant to Act 73 of 2021, the suspensions of various regulatory provisions under the state disaster emergency declaration were extended until March 31, 2022, unless sooner reinstated by the Department of Human Services.

Effective December 6, 2021, the DHS has reinstated a number of suspended regulations, in whole or in part. View a list of suspended regulations and their current status.

This Announcement explains what regulations will remain suspended, and what regulations will be reinstated effective January 6, 2022.

In addition, the following guidance issued by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has been updated or rendered obsolete as a result of the reinstatements:

• This announcement replaces Announcement C-20-04 Revised Suspension of Regulatory Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic in its entirety.
  
• OCDEL also issued Frequently Asked Questions: Guidance for Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) and COVID-19 Vaccinations on June 24, 2021, which will also be obsolete with the release of this announcement.
• As a reminder Announcement C-21-06: Ending of Child Care Certification Regulations Suspensions Under the State Disaster Emergency Declaration was obsolete effective Oct. 18, 2021.