Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) A certified
child care center must provide smooth, washable, easily-cleanable walls and
floors in the toileting and handwashing areas.
(2) A certified child care center must
provide toilets that:
(a) Are supplied with
toilet paper;
(b) Have doors that
can be unlocked from the outside with an opening device readily accessible to
staff, if equipped with doors; and
(c) Provide privacy for school-age children,
such as being screened, equipped with doors, or having children take turns
while supervision is maintained.
(3) A certified child care center must have
handwashing sinks that:
(a) Have hot and cold
running water;
(b) Have mixing
faucets if the center's certification was in effect on July 15, 2001 and when
toilet facilities are remodeled;
(c) If self-closing metered faucets are used,
provide water flow for at least 15 seconds without the need to reactivate the
faucet. Centers with certification in effect on July 15, 2001 must comply with
the water flow requirement for selfclosing metered faucets and when toilet
facilities are remodeled;
(d) Have
water that does not exceed 120°F;
(e) Have liquid soap and paper towels within
easy reach of children and dispensed in a sanitary manner with a trash
container. Other hand drying options must be approved by the environmental
health specialist; and
(f) Are not
used for preparation of food or drinks, dish washing, rinsing soiled clothing,
cleaning equipment that is used for toileting, or for the disposal of any
wastewater used in cleaning the center.
(4) When plumbing is unavailable to provide a
handwashing sink, a certified child care center may provide a handwashing sink
using a portable water supply and a sanitary catch system, with a written plan
approved by a local public health department. A mechanism must be in place to
prevent children from gaining access to soiled water or more than one child
from washing in the same water.
(5)
A certified child care center must have a bathtub, bathinette, plastic basin,
or similar size shallow sink available for bathing children.
(a) If a certified child care center has a
bathtub or shower, the area in and around a bathtub or shower must be resistant
to slipping or equipped with a grab bar.
(b) The bathtub or shower must be
inaccessible to children when not in use.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
329A.260
