Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8103 - Definitions; S to Z

Rule 103. As used in these rules.

(a) "Sanitize" means reducing the number of germs on surfaces after cleaning the item by using heat, sanitizing solution, sprays as directed on the label, or a weakened bleach solution.

(b) "School" means a building or part of a building that is owned or leased by, or under the control of, a public or private school or school system for the purpose of instruction pursuant to the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, which is occupied by 6 or more students, and which is used 4 or more hours per day or more than 12 hours per week.

(c) "School-age child care center" means a child care center serving only school-age children.

(d) "School-age program administrator" means a child care staff member who is the program administrator of a school-age child care center and can be counted in child care staff member to child ratios.

(e) "Serious injury" means an injury that occurred while the child was in care that resulted in a child receiving medical attention by a health care provider.

(f) "Session" means 8 hours within a 24-hour day from midnight until 11:59 p.m. for centers operating 8 hours or more per day or 50% of the time open for centers operating less than 8 hours per day.

(g) "Site administrator" means a child care staff member appointed by the program administrator responsible for supervising the operation of the center when the program administrator is not on the center premises and can be counted in child care staff member to child ratios.

(h) "Small capacity center" means a child care center that receives 20 or fewer children less than 13 years of age.

(i) "Staff" means any compensated employee of a center that perform services for the child care center and has direct or indirect contact with children at the center. Staff includes the program administrator, substitute program administrator, site administrator, staff-in-charge, lead teacher, teacher, substitute teacher, and other paid employees at the center, such as the cook, driver, janitor, secretary, and bookkeeper. Staff does not include volunteers, therapeutic professionals, and independent service providers.

(j) "Staff-in-charge" means a child care staff member appointed by a program administrator of a single site when the program administrator is not on the premises and is responsible for supervising the operation of the center including, but not limited to, having the authority to respond to emergencies, inspections, parental concerns, and have access to all required information.

(k) "Standard precautions" means the use of barriers to handle potential exposure to biocontaminants, the process to clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces, and the process to dispose of biocontaminants.

(l) "Substitute teacher" means a child care staff member who is 16 years of age or older and is employed by the child care center, directly or indirectly, for compensation as a temporary replacement for a teacher and can be counted in child staff member to child ratios.

(m) "Supervised volunteer" means an individual 16 years of age or older, who provides service for a child care center that is not compensated, and who is supervised at all times when children are in care. A supervised volunteer cannot be counted in child staff member to child ratios.

(n) "Teacher" means a child care staff member who is 16 years of age or older and is employed by the child care center for compensation to further the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of children in a child care center and can be counted in child care staff member to child ratios.

(o) "Therapeutic professionals" means an independent service provider who provides therapeutic services in a child care center, including, but not limited to, speech therapists, nutritionists, early interventionists, nurses, and other licensed health care professionals who are employed by an intermediate school district or local school district to provide services in a child care center to a child with a disability that has an active individualized education program or individualized family service plan.

(p) "Unsupervised volunteer" means a child care staff member who is 16 years of age or older, provides service for a child care center that is not compensated, is determined eligible by the department to be unsupervised with children, and can be counted in child care staff member to child ratios.

(q) "Volunteer" means a supervised volunteer and an unsupervised volunteer.

(r) "Well-defined space" means space designed and used exclusively for a specific group of children.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8103

2019 AACS; 2025 MR 10, Eff. 5/7/2025