Ohio Admin. Code 5101:2-9-05 - Requirements for residential parenting facility and crisis care facility furniture, materials and equipment; diaper changing
(A) All equipment,
materials, and furniture in a residential parenting facility and crisis care
facility shall be sturdy and safe, easy to clean and maintain, and free of
sharp points or corners, splinters, protruding nails, loose or rusty parts or
other hazardous features.
(B) Toys
or other materials small enough to be swallowed by an infant or toddler shall
be kept out of their reach.
(C)
Cleaning equipment, cleaning agents, aerosol cans, or other chemical substances
shall be stored in the original containers or clearly labeled, and not
accessible to children. Items shall be locked in a cabinet, drawer or room when
not in use.
(D) Stationary outdoor
recreational equipment including, but not limited to, climbing gyms, swings or
slides shall be securely anchored.
(E) Lawn mowers, hedge clippers and other
similar machinery shall not be used in an outdoor play area when a child is
present in the play area.
(F) A
tile floor, concrete, asphalt, or other hard surface under any indoor or
outdoor climbing apparatus shall be covered by a cushioned protective surface,
such as, but not limited to, mats, mulch, sand or wood chips.
(G) Wading pools shall be stored or shall not
be accessible to children when not in use. When any child is in a wading or
swimming pool, the child's mother and/or child care staff of the facility shall
be present to supervise the child.
(H) All electrical outlets within reach of an
infant or toddler shall have protective coverings when not in use.
(I) Toilets and sinks shall be of suitable
height for use by a child or shall have a sturdy portable platform on which a
child may stand.
(J) Potty chairs
shall not be located in areas used for food preparation or serving. Potty
chairs shall be emptied, washed, rinsed and disinfected after each
use.
(K) Toilets shall be
disinfected at least once daily or more often as needed using an appropriate
germicidal agent.
(L) Washable
equipment and furniture shall be cleaned with soap and water at least once per
month. Additionally, any
Any item soiled during daily use with, but not limited
to, blood, vomit, feces, urine and spills shall immediately be cleaned with
soap and water and disinfected with an appropriate germicidal agent. Toys and
other items placed in a child's mouth shall be cleaned thoroughly and
disinfected with an appropriate germicidal solution and rinsed with water at
least daily and immediately if soiled with blood, feces, urine or
vomit.
(M) Changing diapers for all
non-toilet trained children in a residential parenting facility or crisis care
facility shall be handled in conformity with the following methods:
(1) Changing of diapers for all non-toilet
trained children shall occur in a space that has a hand washing
facility.
(2) Hands of the person
caring for the child shall be washed with soap and water before and after each
diaper change.
(3) When a central
diaper changing station is used, there shall be a disposable separation
material, that acts as a barrier placed between the child and the changing
surface, which is discarded after each use.
(4) Any product used during diapering, which
is used on more than one child, shall be used so that the container does not
touch the child. Any product obtained from a common container shall be removed
and applied in such a manner so as not to contaminate the product or its
container. Common containers shall be cleaned and sanitized after each
use.
(5) Storage and laundering of
soiled diapers shall be handled in accordance with the following methods:
(a) Soiled diapers shall be disposed of in a
plastic lined-receptacle that prevents hand contamination. The receptacle shall
be covered or otherwise enclosed and be inaccessible to children. These
containers shall be emptied, cleaned and sanitized at least daily, or more
frequently as needed to eliminate odor.
(b) Soiled diapers to be laundered shall be
stored in an appropriate germicidal solution, out of the reach of children,
until laundered. Diapers to be laundered shall be held for laundering for no
longer than one day.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5103.03
Rule Amplifies: 5103.02, 5103.03
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1991, 09/18/1996, 09/01/2002, 01/01/2008, 12/01/2010, 07/01/2014
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