Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 895 - LICENSING OF INFANT AND TODDLER CHILD CARE CENTERS
Subchapter 7 - SANITATION STANDARDS
Section 17-895-31 - Handwashing

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-895-31

Current through February, 2024

(a) The facility shall have a written policy that specifies when handwashing is required for staff and children, defines handwashing procedure, and provides continuing monitoring to assure that the handwashing procedure is carried out.

(b) Handwashing policy for staff shall require that handwashing is done:

(1) Before eating, drinking, or smoking;

(2) Before handling clean utensils or equipment;

(3) Before handling food;

(4) Before and after assisting or training the child in feeding and in toileting;

(5) After going to the bathroom;

(6) After contact with body secretions, i.e., blood, urine, feces, mucus, saliva, or drainage from wounds;

(7) After handling soiled diapers, clothes, equipment, or menstrual pads; and

(8) After removing disposable gloves.

(c) Infants and toddlers, who self-feed in any manner, shall have their hands washed with soap and water before and after eating and after toileting.

(d) Handwashing does not require hot water and may be done with cold water and plain soap.

(e) If bar soap is used, it shall be kept on racks that allow for water drainage. If liquid soap is used, the dispenser shall be replaced or cleaned, as necessary. Handwashing guidelines are in Appendix C, "Handwashing Procedures," January, 1991, which is located at the end of chapter 17-895 and made a part of this section.

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