Utah Admin. Code R430-90-23 - Diapering
(1) If the provider
accepts children who wear diapers, the provider shall ensure that each child's
diaper is:
(a) checked as soon as a sleeping
child awakens;
(b) checked at least
once every two hours; and
(c)
promptly changed when wet or soiled.
(2) The provider shall ensure that caregivers
do not change children's diapers directly on the floor, in a food preparation
or eating area, or on any surface used for another purpose.
(3) The provider shall ensure that the
diapering surface is smooth, waterproof, and in good repair.
(4) 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.
(5) The
provider shall ensure that a caregiver washes their hands after each diaper
change.
(6) 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.
(7) The
provider shall ensure that each indoor container where any wet and soiled
diaper is placed is cleaned and sanitized each day.
(8) If cloth diapers are used, the provider
shall:
(a) not rinse cloth diapers at the
facility; and
(b)
(i) place cloth diapers directly into a
leakproof container that is inaccessible to any child and labeled with the
child's name; or
(ii) place the
cloth diapers in a leakproof diapering service container.
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(1) This section applies only to a provider that accepts children who wear diapers.
(2) The provider shall ensure that each child's diaper is:
(a) checked at least once every two hours;
(b) promptly changed if wet or soiled; and
(c) checked as soon as a sleeping child awakens.
(3) The provider shall ensure that caregivers do not change children's diapers directly on the floor, in a food preparation or eating area, or on any surface used for another purpose.
(4) The provider shall ensure that the diapering surface is smooth, waterproof, and in good repair.
(5) 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.
(6) The provider shall ensure that caregivers who change diapers wash their hands after each diaper change.
(7) 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.
(8) Each day, the provider shall clean and sanitize indoor containers where wet and soiled diapers are placed.
(9) If cloth diapers are used, the provider shall:
(a) not rinse cloth diapers at the facility ; and
(b) place cloth diapers directly into a leakproof container that is inaccessible to any child and labeled with the child's name, or place the cloth diapers in a leakproof diapering service container.