(a) The secretary shall promulgate legislative rules in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code regarding the licensure, approval, certification and registration of child care facilities and the implementation of this article. The rules shall provide at a minimum the requirement that every residential child care facility shall be subject to an annual time study regarding the quantification of staff supervision time at each facility. Every residential child care facility shall participate in the time study at the request of the department.
(b) The secretary shall review the rules promulgated pursuant to this article at least once every five years, making revisions when necessary or convenient.
(c) The rules shall incorporate by reference the requirements of the Integrated Pest Management Program established by legislative rule by the Department of Agriculture under section four, article sixteen-a, chapter nineteen of this code.