Utah Admin. Code R381-40-22 - Diapering
(1) This section
applies only to a provider that accepts children who wear diapers.
(2) The provider shall post diapering
procedures at each diapering station and ensure that each staff member follows
the procedures.
(3) The provider
shall ensure that each child's diaper is:
(a)
checked at least once every two hours; and
(b) promptly changed when wet or
soiled.
(4) The provider
shall ensure that a caregiver changes each child's diaper at a diapering
station and not on a surface used for any other purpose.
(5) The provider shall ensure that the
diapering surface is smooth, waterproof, and in good repair.
(6) The provider shall ensure that a
caregiver does not leave any child unattended on the diapering
surface.
(7) The provider shall
ensure that a caregiver cleans and sanitizes the diapering surface after each
diaper change or uses a disposable, waterproof diapering surface that is thrown
away after each diaper change.
(8)
The provider shall ensure that a caregiver washes their hands after each diaper
change.
(9) The provider shall
ensure that a caregiver places any wet and soiled disposable diaper:
(a) in a container that has a disposable
plastic lining and a tight-fitting lid;
(b) directly in an outdoor garbage container
that has a tight-fitting lid; or
(c) in a container that is inaccessible to
children.
(10) The
provider shall ensure that each indoor container where any wet and soiled
diaper is placed is cleaned and sanitized each d a y.
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(1) This section applies only to a provider that accepts children who wear diapers.
(2) The provider shall post diapering procedures at each diapering station and ensure that each staff member follows the procedures.
(3) The provider shall ensure that each child's diaper is:
(a) checked at least once every two hours; and
(b) promptly changed when wet or soiled.
(4) The provider shall ensure that caregivers change children's diapers at a diapering station and not changed on surfaces used for any other purpose.
(5) The provider shall ensure that the diapering surface is smooth, waterproof, and in good repair.
(6) The provider shall ensure that caregivers do not leave children unattended on the diapering surface.
(7) The provider shall ensure that caregivers clean and sanitize the diapering surface after each diaper change, or use a disposable, waterproof diapering surface that is thrown away after each diaper change.
(8) The provider shall ensure that caregivers wash their hands after each diaper change.
(9) The provider shall ensure that caregivers place wet and soiled disposable diapers:
(a) in a container that has a disposable plastic lining and a tight-fitting lid;
(b) directly in an outdoor garbage container that has a tight-fitting lid; or
(c) in a container that is inaccessible to children.
(10) The provider shall ensure that indoor containers where wet and soiled diapers are placed are cleaned and sanitized each day.