Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 4.4 - Child Care Facilities; Exempted Day Nurseries
Section 4.4-3 - Diapers
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.2
Sec. 3.
(a) Clean diapers shall be stored in a closed container or bag off the floor.
(b) Soiled Diapers. After use, fecal material shall be immediately emptied from the diapers into a flush toilet. Soiled diapers shall be kept in a plastic bag in a tightly covered sanitary container that is inaccessible to children. The bags shall be tied tightly and removed from the facility's premises at the end of each day. If an incinerator is not available, the bags shall be disposed of daily in the same manner as unburnable trash.
(c) Cloth Diapers. Cloth diapers furnished by the facility shall be laundered by a laundry service and shall be stored separately from other diapers and linen. The soiled diapers shall be kept in tightly covered sanitary containers.
Cloth diapers furnished by the parents shall be kept separate from diapers used for other children. After proper rinsing, the soiled diapers shall be placed in a plastic bag, stored through the day in a tightly closed container, and returned to the parent daily.
Containers for soiled diapers shall be cleaned and disinfected at least daily. Separate containers shall be used for clean and soiled items.
Transferred from the Indiana State Department of Health ( 410 IAC 22-1-3) to the Division of Family and Children ( 470 IAC 3-4.4-3) by P.L. 9-1991, SECTION 129, effective July 1, 1992.
