Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.95 - LICENSURE OF DAY CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.95.1 - General Requirements
Rule 37.95.184 - CHILD CARE FACILITIES: HEALTH HABITS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 37.95.184
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Good health habits, such as washing hands, must be taught during everyday activities. The staff members must ensure that each child washes their hands:
(a)
before eating;
(b) before
participating in food preparation activities; and
(c) after using the toilet.
(2) Every employee, volunteer, or resident at a day care facility must:
(a) be
excluded from the day care facility if the person has a communicable disease, a
sore throat or cold that is accompanied by a fever of 101°F or greater, or
if the person exhibits any of the symptoms outlined in ARM
37.95.139(4)
for which a child would be excluded;
(b) wash their hands and exposed portions of
their arms with a cleaning compound in a sink by vigorously rubbing together
the surfaces of their lathered hands and arms for at least 20 seconds and
thoroughly rinsing with clear water, paying particular attention to the areas
underneath the fingernails and between the fingers, at the following times:
(i) after touching bare human body parts
other than clean hands and clean exposed portions of arms;
(ii) after using the toilet;
(iii) after every diapering;
(iv) after coughing, sneezing, or using a
handkerchief or disposable tissue;
(v) immediately before engaging in food
preparation and before feeding any child;
(vi) during food preparation as often as
necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination
when changing tasks; and
(vii)
after engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands; and
(c) provide documentation of at
least one dose of Tdap vaccine, and for all adults born in 1957 or after, one
dose of MMR vaccine unless they have a medical contraindication to the vaccines
or laboratory evidence of immunity to each of the three diseases.
(3) If a child has an accident causing wet or soiled clothes, the child must be changed promptly.
AUTH: 52-2-704, MCA; IMP: 52-2-704, 52-2-723, 52-2-731, MCA
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