Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 1 - Administration
Chapter 10 - Licensing, Certification, and Approvals
Article 4 - Environmental Health and Safety
7 AAC 10.1030 - Toilet facilities, sinks, showers, and bathing facilities

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 10.1030

Current through November 28, 2024

(a) An entity shall ensure that plumbing in the entity is consistent with good public health practices. An entity located in a municipality with a population of 2,500 or more shall ensure that plumbing is sized, installed, and maintained as required by the applicable state plumbing code developed under AS 18.60.705-18.60.740, and by any applicable municipal plumbing code.

(b) An entity shall provide at least the number of toilets, handsinks, and bathtubs or showers set out in the following table:

Minimum Plumbing Fixtures

Based on Average Number of Adults or Children in Care, Plus

Employees and Family Members in the Entity During Operation *

Type of Entity

Minimum Number of Toilets

Minimum Number of Handsinks

Minimum Number of Bathtubs or Showers

Child care center

One for 15 or fewer persons

One for 15 or fewer persons

For a center licensed to care for infants or toddlers, at least one bathtub, portable tub capable of being filled, dumped, and cleaned, or sink used only for the purpose of bathing

Two for 16 to 30 persons

Two for 16 to 30 persons

One additional toilet for each additional 15 or fewer persons

One additional handsink for each additional 15 or fewer persons

Residential child care facility, assisted living home, or maternity home

One for every six persons

One for every six persons

One for every six persons

* This number is calculated based on the anticipated number of individuals who will be in the entity each day, using a six-month average. Infants are not included for purposes of calculating the number of persons in the entity.

(c) An entity shall provide and maintain clean and sanitary toilet facilities and ensure that in each toilet room

(1) at least one easily cleanable waste receptacle is provided; if soiled diapers are kept in a waste receptacle until disposed of, that waste receptacle must be covered;

(2) toilet tissue is provided from a wall-hung or protected container at each toilet;

(3) if one or more partitions are used between toilets, each partition is raised at least 12 inches from the floor and is smooth and easily cleanable;

(4) each step stool, if provided, has a nonslip tread made of a water-impervious, durable material;

(5) each floor and wall is covered with smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable material; and

(6) each toilet lid, seat, and handle and each handsink is kept clean and sanitary.

(d) The entity shall ensure that each portable tub, bedpan, and potty-chair, as applicable, is emptied into a toilet, and is cleaned and sanitized in a utility sink or another place approved by the department. The entity shall ensure that the utility sink or other area is used only for this purpose and is cleaned and sanitized after each use.

(e) Except for an assisted living home providing service for two or fewer residents, the entity shall ensure that each handsink is used only for its designated purpose and is equipped with soap and

(1) at least one accessible single-use towel dispenser or heated air hand-drying device; the entity shall ensure that towels are discarded after each use;

(2) cloth towels if each towel is laundered after each use; or

(3) individual cloth towels assigned to each adult or child in care if each towel is used only by that adult or child; the entity shall ensure that the towels are cleaned or laundered at least every seven days and before assignment to another adult or child in care.

(f) The entity shall ensure that a shower or other bathing facility is constructed with smooth, easily cleanable walls, and water-impervious, nonskid floors that slope uniformly to a drain. The entity shall ensure that the shower or other bathing facility is located in a room with mechanical or other adequate ventilation.

Authority:AS 18.05.010

AS 18.05.040

AS 44.29.020

AS 47.32.010

AS 47.32.030

AS 47.32.130

AS 47.32.140

AS 47.33.005

AS 47.33.010

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