(a) The department shall monitor the entities licensed under this article for continued compliance with this article and the rules adopted by the department, including conducting the following:(1) Onsite inspections, record reading, observation, and interviewing.(2) An onsite licensing study at least one (1) time a year in announced or unannounced visits.(b) The department is entitled to access to the premises, personnel, children in care, and records, including case records, foster care records, personnel files, corporate and fiscal records, and board minutes of the licensee. Access shall also be provided to personnel from other state agencies or other persons who provide inspections at the request of the department.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.273.
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