Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8155 - Light, ventilation, and screening
Rule 155.
(1) The
total ventilation area in every habitable room, as provided by openable
windows, must be not less than 4.5% of the floor area, unless central air
conditioning is provided.
(2) If
ventilation is dependent on a mechanical system, the system must be on at all
times while the building is occupied and comply with the ventilation
requirements of the applicable mechanical code of the authority having
jurisdiction.
(3) Windows and doors
used for ventilation must be supplied with screening of not less than 16 mesh,
which must be maintained in good repair. This subrule does not apply to child
care programs operating in school buildings.
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Rule 155.
(1)A center shall have a written plan for how and when a parent is notified when personnel observe any of the following:
(a) Changes in a child's health.
(b) A child experiences an accident , injury, or incident .
(c) A child is too ill to remain in the group.
(2) A center shall ensure that a child who is too ill to remain in the group is placed in a separate area and is cared for and supervised until the parent arrives.
(3) Items and facilities used by an ill child or adult must not be used by any other individual until washed, rinsed, and sanitized .
(4) If a center becomes aware that a staff member , volunteer, or child in care has contracted a communicable disease , then the center shall notify parents and provide all of the following information:
(a) The name of the communicable disease the children were exposed to.
(b) The symptoms of the disease.
(c) Prevention measures as recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the following website: https://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions.
(5) A center shall have a written policy detailing when children, staff , and volunteers will be excluded from the center due to illness.