Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8137 - Telephone service
Rule 137.
(1) An
operable phone must be available and accessible onsite during the hours the
center is in operation.
(2) During
the hours the center is in operation, a phone number known to the public and
available to parents to provide immediate access to the center must be
provided.
(3) Emergency phone
numbers, including 911, fire, police, Michigan Mental Health Hotline
(866-903-3783), and the poison control center, and the facility's physical
address and 2 main cross streets, must be conspicuously posted in a place
visible to staff. For outdoor nature-based centers, emergency phone numbers
including, 911, fire, police, and the poison control center, and the emergency
location for emergency medical services to arrive must be available to all
staff at all times while in operation and caring for children.
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Rule 137.
(1) Except as provided in subrule (2) of this rule, diapering must occur in a designated diapering area that complies with all of the following:
(a) Is physically separated from food preparation and food service .
(b) Is within close proximity to a sink that is used exclusively for hand washing.
(c) Has non-absorbent, smooth, easily cleanable surfaces in good repair .
(d) Is of sturdy construction with railings or barriers to prevent falls.
(e) Is an elevated diapering table or similar structure.
(f) Is washed, rinsed, and sanitized after each use.
(2) Children 1 year of age and older may be changed in a bathroom standing up or on a nonabsorbent, easily sanitized surface, with a changing pad between the child and the surface.
(3) Diapering supplies must be within easy reach of the designated diapering area.
(4) A plastic-lined, tightly covered container must be used exclusively for disposable diapers and training pants and diapering supplies. The container must be emptied and sanitized at the end of each day.
(5) Only single-use disposable wipes or other single-use cleaning cloths must be used to clean a child during the diapering or toileting process .
(6) Diapers and training pants must be checked frequently and changed when wet or soiled.
(7) Guidelines for diapering must be posted in diapering areas.
(8) Disposable gloves, if used for diapering, must only be used once for a specific child and be removed and disposed of in a safe and sanitary manner immediately after each diaper change.
(9) The following apply when cloth diapers or training pants are used:
(a) Each cloth diaper must be covered with an outer waterproof covering. Outer coverings must be removed as a singular unit with wet or soiled diapers and with wet or soiled training pants, if used.
(b) Diapers, training pants, and outer coverings must not be reused until washed and sanitized .
(c) Rinsing the contents must not occur at the center.
(d) Soiled diapers must be placed in a plastic-lined, covered container, wet bag, or other waterproof container, and used only for that child's soiled diapers.
(e) Soiled diapers or training pants must be stored and handled in a manner that will not contaminate any other items and must not be accessible to children.
(f) Soiled diapers or training pants must be removed from the center every day by the child's parent .
(g) A child's supply of clean diapers or training pants may only be used for that child.
(10) Toilet learning or training must be planned cooperatively between the child's regular caregivers and the child's parent so the toilet routine established is consistent between the center and the child's home .
(11) Equipment used for toilet learning or training must be provided. All of the following equipment is acceptable for toilet learning or training:
(a) Adult -sized toilets with safe and easily cleanable modified toilet seats and step aids.
(b) Child-sized toilets.
(c) Non-flushing toilets or potty chairs, if they are all of the following:
(i) Made of a material that is easily cleanable .
(ii) Used only in a bathroom area.
(iii) Used over a surface that is impervious to moisture.
(iv) Washed, rinsed, and sanitized after each use.