2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE
Chapter 20 - Child Care Facilities.
43-20-63 - Suspension of certificate of registration; grounds.

§ 43-20-63. Suspension of certificate of registration; grounds.
 

The department may suspend any certificate of registration issued under the provision of Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 upon any of the following grounds and in the manner provided in Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65: 
 

(a) Violation by the registrant of any provision of Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 or of the rules and regulations promulgated under Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65; 

(b) Aiding, abetting or permitting the violation of any provision of Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 or of the rules and regulations promulgated under Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65; 

(c) Conduct in the operation or maintenance, or both the operation and maintenance of a family child care home which is inimical to health, morals, welfare or safety of either an individual in or receiving services from the home or the people of this state; and 

(d) The conviction of a registrant at any time during registration of any crime under state or federal law. 
 

The department may suspend any certificate of registration issued under the provisions of Sections 43-20-51 through 43-20-65 prior to any hearing when, in the opinion of the department, the action is necessary to protect any child in the family child care home from physical or mental abuse, abandonment or any other substantial threat to health or safety. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1990, ch. 552, § 21, eff from and after July 1, 1990.