Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 196 - Human Services Department
Chapter 9503 - CHILD CARE CENTER LICENSING
Part 9503.0080 - EXCLUSION OF SICK CHILDREN
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 27, December 30, 2024
A child with any of the following conditions or behaviors is a sick child and must be excluded from a center not licensed to operate a sick care program. If the child becomes sick while at the center, the child must be isolated from other children in care and the parent called immediately. A sick child must be supervised at all times. The license holder must exclude a child:
A. with a reportable illness or condition as specified in part 4605.7040 that the commissioner of health determines to be contagious and a physician determines has not had sufficient treatment to reduce the health risk to others;
B. with chicken pox until the child is no longer infectious or until the lesions are crusted over;
C. who has vomited two or more times since admission that day;
D. who has had three or more abnormally loose stools since admission that day;
E. who has contagious conjunctivitis or pus draining from the eye;
F. who has a bacterial infection such as streptococcal pharyngitis or impetigo and has not completed 24 hours of antimicrobial therapy;
G. who has unexplained lethargy;
H. who has lice, ringworm, or scabies that is untreated and contagious to others;
I. who has a 100 degree Fahrenheit axillary or higher temperature of undiagnosed origin before fever reducing medication is given;
J. who has an undiagnosed rash or a rash attributable to a contagious illness or condition;
K. who has significant respiratory distress;
L. who is not able to participate in child care program activities with reasonable comfort; or
M. who requires more care than the program staff can provide without compromising the health and safety of other children in care.
Statutory Authority: MS s 245A.02; 245A.09; 252.28
