North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Subchapter A - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Section .2800 - SANITATION OF CHILD CARE CENTERS
Section 18A .2817 - TOILETS

Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 18A .2817

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) In child care centers, toilet tissue paper shall be provided in each toilet room and stored in a clean, dry place. The toilet room shall include or be adjacent to a handwash lavatory. Storage in toilet rooms shall be limited to toileting and diapering supplies. All toilet fixtures shall be kept clean and in good repair. Toilet fixtures shall be child-sized, adult-sized toilets that are adapted to accommodate children, or potty chairs.

(b) Toilet fixtures shall be cleaned and disinfected daily and when visibly soiled.

(c) If potty chairs are used, they shall be located and stored in a toilet room equipped with a spray-rinse toilet or utility sink. Potty chairs shall be emptied, rinsed, cleaned and disinfected after each use.

(d) When cloth diapers are used and emptied, the diaper changing area shall be located next to a toilet room.

Authority G.S. 110-91;
Eff. July 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2006; January 1, 2006; April 1, 1999; February 1, 1995.

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