Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.95 - LICENSURE OF DAY CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.95.2 - Public Health Requirements for Day Care Centers
Rule 37.95.210 - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN REQUIRING CRIBS OR DIAPERS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 37.95.210
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) If a day care center cares for children requiring cribs or diapers, it must:
(a) ensure that cribs, playpens, and toys
used by those children are made of washable, nontoxic materials and are kept
clean and sanitized with a solution containing 1/4 cup household bleach to one
gallon water or equivalent sanitizing solution, air dried, rinsed with clean
water and air dried. This must be done daily;
(b) either provide separate cribs for each
such child, or launder bedding in accordance with ARM
37.95.206(4);
(c) have adequate facilities to bathe such
children when necessary that are separate from food service, food preparation,
and play or sleeping areas;
(d)
handle diapers in the following manner:
(i)
provide an adequate and cleanable area for diaper changing separate from food
preparation and play areas;
(ii)
after each diapering, thoroughly clean and sanitize the diapering area, using a
solution of 1/4 cup household bleach to one gallon water or an equivalent
sanitizing solution, air dry, rinse with clean water and air dry;
(iii) store soiled diapers in easily
cleanable or lined receptacles with tight-fitting lids in an area inaccessible
to children; and empty, clean, and wash the receptacles once per day or more
often as needed;
(iv) refrain from
dipping soiled diapers in a toilet, although fecal contents of diapers may be
shaken into a toilet;
(v) ensure
that all staff members who diaper children wash their hands immediately after
each diapering following the procedures outlined in ARM
37.95.221(7) (c).
The hands of the diapered infant must also be washed; and
(vi) equip diapering and toilet areas with a
hand washing sink that is separated by at least six feet from the infant food
preparation area, hand washing sink, and equipment used for food preparation,
except if the provider submits to the local health authority a written plan
which describes an alternative means that does not have the potential to cause
adverse health effects.
(e) request parents to provide a supply of
clean clothes adequate to allow at least one change per day and adequate
diapers for a day's use;
(f) allow
the use of nondisposable diapers. If nondisposable diapers are used, they must
be handled in accordance with the following, in addition to the requirements of
(d) :
(i) Soiled diapers for each child must
be placed in a plastic sack designated for that child, which in turn must be
placed in a non-permeable, covered container and either picked up by a diaper
service or commercial laundry or sent home the same day with the parent in the
plastic sack;
(ii) Soiled diapers
must either be laundered by a commercial laundry or diaper service, or at
another site removed from the day care facility;
(iii) If a diaper service or commercial
laundry is used, soiled diapers must be picked up by the service or laundry at
least twice weekly; and
(iv) Soiled
cloth diapers may not be rinsed on site.
52-2-735, MCA; IMP, 52-2-735, MCA;
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