§ 34-31-7-3 Duties while providing fee based childcare services

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34-31-7-3 Duties while providing fee based childcare services

    Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, “premises” means a part of a building that is:

        (1) used primarily for worship services;

        (2) owned, operated, or controlled by a nonprofit religious organization; and

        (3) used for purposes of providing childcare services for which a fee is charged.

    (b) If a customer who purchases childcare services or the customer's child enters the premises for the purpose of receiving fee based childcare services, with the actual or implied consent of the childcare provider or nonprofit religious organization, the childcare provider and nonprofit religious institution have the duty to:

        (1) warn the customer or the customer's child of a hidden danger on the premises if a representative of the childcare provider or the nonprofit religious institution has actual knowledge of the hidden danger;

        (2) refrain from intentionally harming the customer or the customer's child; and

        (3) inspect the premises for dangerous hazards and defects, and correct any dangerous hazard or defect within a reasonable period of time after becoming aware of the existence of the dangerous hazard or defect.