Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV)
Section 430.101 - Required Ratio of Counselors to Campers

(A) Residential and Day Camps. Residential, day, and sports camps shall have at least one counselor for every ten campers seven years of age or older and one counselor for every five campers younger than seven years old. To meet these required ratios, counselors shall be within the line of sight or close proximity to campers at all times. Junior counselors may be included in meeting up to 50% of the camper to staff ratio within each unit, living or general activity group, but shall always be under the direct supervision of a counselor. Each residential or day camp serving campers with mild or severe disabilities shall have a staffing plan in place to ensure adequate staffing to supervise children with disabilities.

(B) Primitive, Travel and Trip Camps. Each primitive, travel and trip camp shall have at least one counselor for every ten campers, with a minimum of two counselors, one of which shall be at least 21 years old. Each primitive, travel or trip camp serving campers with mild or severe disabilities shall have a staffing plan in place to ensure adequate staffing to supervise children with disabilities.