(a) An entity shall
ensure that plumbing in the entity is consistent with good public health
practices. An entity located in a municipality with a population of 2,500 or
more shall ensure that plumbing is sized, installed, and maintained as required
by the applicable state plumbing code developed under
AS
18.60.705-18.60.740, and by any applicable
municipal plumbing code.
(b) An
entity shall provide at least the number of toilets, handsinks, and bathtubs or
showers set out in the following table:
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Minimum Plumbing
Fixtures
Based on Average Number of
Adults or Children in Care, Plus
Employees and Family
Members in the Entity During Operation *
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Type of Entity
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Minimum Number of
Toilets
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Minimum Number of
Handsinks
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Minimum Number of Bathtubs or
Showers
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Child care center
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One for 15 or fewer persons
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One for 15 or fewer persons
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For a center licensed to care for infants or
toddlers, at least one bathtub, portable tub capable of being filled, dumped,
and cleaned, or sink used only for the purpose of bathing
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Two for 16 to 30 persons
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Two for 16 to 30 persons
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One additional toilet for each additional 15 or
fewer persons
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One additional handsink for each additional 15 or
fewer persons
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Residential child care facility, assisted living
home, or maternity home
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One for every six persons
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One for every six persons
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One for every six persons
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* This number is calculated based on the
anticipated number of individuals who will be in the entity each day, using a
six-month average. Infants are not included for purposes of calculating the
number of persons in the entity.
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(c) An entity shall provide and maintain
clean and sanitary toilet facilities and ensure that in each toilet room
(1) at least one easily cleanable waste
receptacle is provided; if soiled diapers are kept in a waste receptacle until
disposed of, that waste receptacle must be covered;
(2) toilet tissue is provided from a
wall-hung or protected container at each toilet;
(3) if one or more partitions are used
between toilets, each partition is raised at least 12 inches from the floor and
is smooth and easily cleanable;
(4)
each step stool, if provided, has a nonslip tread made of a water-impervious,
durable material;
(5) each floor
and wall is covered with smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable
material; and
(6) each toilet lid,
seat, and handle and each handsink is kept clean and sanitary.
(d) The entity shall ensure that
each portable tub, bedpan, and potty-chair, as applicable, is emptied into a
toilet, and is cleaned and sanitized in a utility sink or another place
approved by the department. The entity shall ensure that the utility sink or
other area is used only for this purpose and is cleaned and sanitized after
each use.
(e) Except for an
assisted living home providing service for two or fewer residents, the entity
shall ensure that each handsink is used only for its designated purpose and is
equipped with soap and
(1) at least one
accessible single-use towel dispenser or heated air hand-drying device; the
entity shall ensure that towels are discarded after each use;
(2) cloth towels if each towel is laundered
after each use; or
(3) individual
cloth towels assigned to each adult or child in care if each towel is used only
by that adult or child; the entity shall ensure that the towels are cleaned or
laundered at least every seven days and before assignment to another adult or
child in care.
(f) The
entity shall ensure that a shower or other bathing facility is constructed with
smooth, easily cleanable walls, and water-impervious, nonskid floors that slope
uniformly to a drain. The entity shall ensure that the shower or other bathing
facility is located in a room with mechanical or other adequate
ventilation.
