New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS
Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
Section 3A:51-7.6 - Environmental sanitation and hygiene
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:51-7.6
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Level I environmental sanitation and hygiene requirements are as follows:
1. The resource family parent shall ensure that
disposable gloves, which shall be discarded after each use, are used when any person
in the home has contact with blood, vomit, urine, fecal matter, or other body
secretions of any person known to have an infectious disease.
2. The resource family parent shall ensure that
all items in the home and outdoors that come into contact with blood, vomit, urine,
fecal matter, or other body secretions are washed and disinfected with a
commercially prepared disinfectant whose label indicates it kills bacteria, viruses,
and parasites.
i. Disinfectant shall be used in
accordance with label instructions.
ii.
Items to be washed and disinfected shall include:
(1) Bedding and clothing;
(2) Furniture and carpeting;
(3) Toilet seats, sinks and faucets;
(4) Fever thermometers; and
(5) Mops, washcloths, towels, and sponges that
were used in the clean-up.
3. The resource family parent shall ensure that
all persons in the home thoroughly wash their hands with a disinfectant soap after
each incident of coming into contact with blood, vomit, urine, fecal matter, or
other body secretions.
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