245A.15 REGULATION OF FAMILY DAY CARE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT. The authority of local units of government to establish requirements for family day care programs is limited by section 299F.011, subdivision 4a, clauses (1) and (2). 245A.151 FIRE MARSHAL INSPECTION. When licensure under this chapter requires an inspection by a fire marshal to determine compliance with the State Fire Code under section 299F.011, a local fire code inspector approved by the state fire marshal may conduct the inspection. If a community does not have a local fire code inspector or if the local fire code inspector does not perform the inspection, the state fire marshal must conduct the inspection. A local fire code inspector or the state fire marshal may recover the cost of these inspections through a fee of no more than $50 per inspection charged to the applicant or license holder. The fees collected by the state fire marshal under this section are appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the purpose of conducting the inspections. 245A.1511 CONTRACTORS SERVING MULTIPLE FAMILY CHILD CARE LICENSE HOLDERS. Contractors who serve multiple family child care license holders may request that the county agency maintain a record of: (1) the contractor’s background study results as required in section 245C.04, subdivision 8, to verify that the contractor does not have a disqualification or a disqualification that has not been set aside, and is eligible to provide direct contact services in a licensed program; and (2) the contractor’s compliance with training requirements. 245A.152 CHILD CARE LICENSE HOLDER INSURANCE. (a) A license holder must provide a written notice to all parents or guardians of all children to be accepted for care prior to admission stating whether the license holder has liability insurance. This notice may be incorporated into and provided on the admission form used by the license holder. (b) If the license holder has liability insurance: (1) the license holder shall inform parents in writing that a current certificate of coverage for insurance is available for inspection to all parents or guardians of children receiving services and to all parents seeking services from the family child care program; (2) the notice must provide the parent or guardian with the date of expiration or next renewal of the policy; and (3) upon the expiration date of the policy, the license holder must provide a new written notice indicating whether the insurance policy has lapsed or whether the license holder has renewed the policy. If the policy was renewed, the license holder must provide the new expiration date of the policy in writing to the parents or guardians. (c) If the license holder does not have liability insurance, the license holder must provide an annual notice, on a form developed and made available by the commissioner,
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