Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8263 - Child accidents and incidents; child and staff illness

Rule 263.

(1) A center shall develop and implement a written plan for how and when a parent is notified if program staff or volunteers 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 by program staff or an unsupervised volunteer until the parent arrives. The separate area may be an unlicensed space such as the office area, reception area, or hallway but supervision must occur during this time. Food preparation areas may not be used.

(3) Items and facilities used by an ill child or adult must not be used by another individual until cleaned and disinfected.

(4) If a center becomes aware that a staff member, volunteer, or child in care has contracted a communicable disease, 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 United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the following website: https://www.cdc.gov.

(5) A center shall have a written policy detailing when children, staff, and volunteers will be excluded from the center due to illness.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8263

2025 MR 10, Eff. 5/7/2025