Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 4.7 - Child Care Centers; Licensing
Section 4.7-114 - Water supply and plumbing

(a) The center shall maintain a safe and sanitary water supply.

(b) If the center uses a private water supply or well instead of a public water supply, the center shall supply written records of current test results indicating that the water supply is safe for drinking. The water system must meet the water quality and construction standards of the IDEM.

(c) The center shall provide hot and cold running water at all hand washing sinks.

(d) The center shall use an antiscald valve approved by ISDH to maintain water temperature between one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit on all hot water supplied to sinks, bathing, and washing facilities used by children.

(e) If water faucets have hoses connected to them that are not in use, such faucets must have vacuum breakers (back-flow preventives).

(f) All plumbing fixtures shall discharge into a public sanitary sewer whenever available within a reasonable distance or if soil conditions prohibit the construction of an approved on-site system.

(g) All sewage disposal and any sewage treatment system shall meet the requirements of ISDH.

(h) All plumbing fixtures shall be in good repair.

(i) All plumbing equipment shall meet the requirements of the FPBSC under 675 IAC, ISDH, and IDEM.