Utah Admin. Code R430-90-15 - Health and Infection Control

(1) The provider shall maintain the building, furnishings, equipment, and outdoor area including keeping:

(a) any frequently touched surface, including each doorknob and light switch, clean and sanitized;

(b) each area and any equipment used for the storage, preparation, and service of food clean and sanitized;

(c) each surface free of rotting food or a build-up of food;

(d) each wall and floor clean and free of spills, dirt, and grime;

(e) the building and grounds free of a build-up of litter and garbage; and

(f) the building and grounds free of animal feces.

(2) The provider shall take safe and effective measures to prevent and eliminate the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests.

(3) The provider shall clean and sanitize any toy and material used by a child:

(a) at least once a week or more often if needed;

(b) after being put in a child's mouth and before another child plays with the toy; and

(c) after being contaminated by a body fluid.

(4) The provider shall ensure that any fabric toy and item including any stuffed animal, cloth doll, pillow cover, and dress-up clothing is machine washable and if used, washed at least each week or as needed.

(5) The provider shall clean and sanitize each highchair tray before each use.

(6) The provider shall clean and sanitize each water play table or tub daily, if used by a child.

(7) The provider shall clean and sanitize each bathroom surface including each toilet, sink, faucet, toilet and sink handle, and counter each business day.

(8) The provider shall clean and sanitize each potty chair after each use.

(9) The provider shall ensure that toilet paper is accessible and kept in a dispenser.

(10) The provider shall ensure that each staff member and volunteer washes their hands thoroughly with liquid soap and running water:

(a) after cleaning up or taking out garbage;

(b) after contact with a body fluid;

(c) after using the toilet or helping a child use the toilet;

(d) before and after eating meals and snacks or feeding a child;

(e) before handling or preparing food or bottles;

(f) upon arrival; and

(g) when coming in from outdoors.

(11) The provider shall ensure that each caregiver teaches each child how to wash the child's hands thoroughly and that the caregiver oversees handwashing when possible.

(12) The provider shall ensure that each child washes their hands thoroughly with liquid soap and running water:

(a) after contact with a body fluid;

(b) after using the toilet;

(c) before and after eating meals and snacks;

(d) before using a water play table or tub;

(e) upon arrival; and

(f) when coming in from outdoors.

(13) The provider shall ensure that only single-use towels, an electric hand dryer, or individually labeled cloth towels are used to dry hands.

(14) The provider shall ensure that if cloth towels are used, cloth towels are:

(a) not shared; and

(b) washed daily.

(15) The provider shall ensure that any personal hygiene items, including a toothbrush, comb, and hair accessory, are not shared and are stored so they do not touch each other or they are sanitized between each use.

(16) The provider shall ensure that any pacifier, bottle, and nondisposable drinking cup is:

(a) labeled with each child's name or individually identified; and

(b) not shared, or washed and sanitized before being used by another child.

(17) The provider shall ensure the prompt change of a child's clothing if the child has a toileting accident.

(18) The provider shall ensure that a child's clothing that is wet or soiled from a body fluid is:

(a) not rinsed or washed at the center;

(b) placed in a leakproof container that is labeled with the child's name; and

(c) returned to the parent or thrown away with parental consent.

(19) The provider shall ensure that staff take precautions when cleaning any floor, furniture, or other surface contaminated by blood, urine, feces, or vomit, and ensure that, except for diaper changes and toileting accidents, staff cleaning these bodily fluids shall:

(a) clean the surface using a detergent solution;

(b) rinse the surface with clean water;

(c) sanitize the surface;

(d) throw away, in a leakproof plastic bag, any disposable material, including paper towels, that were used to clean up the body fluid;

(e) wash and sanitize any non-disposable material used to clean up the body fluid, including any cleaning cloth, mop, or reusable rubber glove, before reusing it;

(f) wear waterproof gloves; and

(g) wash their hands after cleaning up the body fluid.

(20) If a child becomes ill while in care, the provider shall:

(a) as soon as the illness is observed or suspected, contact the child's parent or, if the parent cannot be reached, an individual listed as the emergency contact; and

(b) if the child is ill with an infectious disease, make the child comfortable in a safe, supervised area that is separated from any other child until the parent arrives.

(21) The provider shall notify the parents of each child in care if any child, employee, or person in the home has an infectious disease or parasite on the day the illness is discovered.

(22) If any child or employee has an infectious disease, an unusual or serious illness, or a sudden onset of an illness, the provider shall notify the local health department on the day the illness is discovered.

(23) To prevent contamination of food, the spread of foodborne illnesses, and other diseases, the provider shall ensure that an individual with an infectious disease, or showing symptoms including diarrhea, fever, coughing, or vomiting, does not prepare or serve foods.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R430-90-15

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-1, effective 12/28/2017 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-16, effective 8/10/2018 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-17, effective 9/1/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-22, effective 11/9/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-10, effective 5/8/2025