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Chapter Review Date (a) An administrator of a center must be responsible for implementing and supervising the administrative policies and operations of the center and for administratively supervising the provision of all services to minors on a day-to-day basis.(b) A center's administrator must:(1) ensure that the center complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations;(2) manage the daily operations of the center;(3) organize and direct the center's ongoing functions;(4) ensure the availability of qualified staff and ancillary services to ensure the health, safety, and proper care of each minor;(5) ensure criminal history, employee misconduct registry, nurse aide registry, and medication aide registry checks are conducted for required staff before employment;(6) ensure the implementation of the center's training program policies and procedures;(7) familiarize staff with regulatory issues, as well as the center's policies and procedures;(8) ensure that the documentation of services provided is accurate and timely;(9) manage census records, including daily, actual, and total, in accordance with §550.803 of this chapter (relating to Census);(10) ensure that the center immediately notifies a minor's parent of any and all accidents or unusual incidents involving their minor or that had the potential to cause injury or harm to a minor;(11) ensure that the center provides written notice to the parent of accidents or unusual incidents involving their minor on the day of occurrence;(12) maintain a record of accidents or unusual incidents involving a minor or staff member that caused, or had the potential to cause, injury or harm to a person or property at the center;(13) maintain a copy of current contractor agreements with third party providers contracted by the center;(14) maintain a copy of current written agreements with each contractor;(15) ensure adequate staff education and evaluations according to requirements in §550.415 of this subchapter (relating to Staffing Policies for Staff Orientation, Development, and Training);(16) maintain documented development programs for all staff;(17) ensure the accuracy of public information materials and activities made available and presented on behalf of the center;(18) ensure implementation of an effective budgeting and accounting system consistent with good business practice that promotes the health and safety of the center's minors; and(19) supervise the annual distribution and evaluation of the responses to the parent-satisfaction surveys on all minors served.