Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 505 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
Chapter 2 - Juvenile Detention Facilities
Section 505 KAR 2:080 - Sanitation and hygiene
Universal Citation: 505 KY Admin Regs Service 2:080
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, December 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 15A.210-15A.240
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 15A.210 mandates that the Department of Juvenile Justice issue administrative regulations governing juvenile detention centers and juvenile holding facilities.
Section 1.
(1) The facility shall comply
with applicable federal, state and local sanitation and health codes.
(2) The facility shall adopt and enforce
written policies and procedures which:
(a)
Require weekly sanitation inspections of all facility areas;
(b) Provide for the control of vermin and
pests;
(c) Provide for waste
disposal;
(d) Require that articles
necessary for maintaining proper personal hygiene shall be provided to all
juveniles;
(e) Provide for the
issue of special and, when appropriate, protective clothing and equipment to
juveniles assigned to food service, hospital, farm, garage, physical plant
maintenance shops, and other special work;
(f) Provide for the issue of suitable clean
bedding and linens, to include two (2) sheets, pillow and pillowcase, one (1)
mattress and sufficient blankets to provide comfort under existing temperature
controls. There is provision for linen exchange at least weekly or more often
when health reasons dictate;
(g)
Specify accountability for clothing and bedding issued to juveniles;
and
(h) Provide an approved shower
schedule that allows daily showers and showers after strenuous
exercise.
(3) There
shall be a written housekeeping plan for the facility's physical
plant.
(4) The institution's
potable water source and supply, whether owned and operated by the public water
department or the institution, shall be approved by an independent, outside
source to be in compliance with jurisdictional laws and regulations;
(5) Hair care services may be made available
to juveniles.
(6) Youth shall have
three (3) complete sets of clean clothing, towels and wash cloths per
week.
(7) The stored supply of
clothing, linens and bedding shall exceed that required for the facility's
maximum juvenile population.
(8)
The institution shall provide for the thorough cleaning and, when necessary,
disinfecting of juveniles' personal clothing before storage or before allowing
the juvenile to keep and wear personal clothing.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 15A.210
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