Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R430 - Residential Child Care Licensing
Rule R430-90 - Licensed Family Child Care
Section R430-90-15 - Health and Infection Control

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 430-90-15

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) The provider shall keep the building, furnishings, equipment, and outdoor area clean and sanitary including:

(a) walls and flooring clean and free of spills, dirt, and grime;

(b) areas and equipment used for the storage, preparation, and service of food clean and sanitary;

(c) surfaces free of rotting food or a build-up of food;

(d) the building and grounds free of a build-up of litter, trash, and garbage;

(e) frequently touched surfaces, including doorknobs and light switches, cleaned and sanitized; and

(f) the facility free of animal feces.

(2) The provider shall take safe and effective measures to prevent and eliminate the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests.

(3) The provider shall clean and sanitize any toys and materials used by children:

(a) at least once a week or more often if needed;

(b) after being put in a child's mouth and before another child plays with the toy; and

(c) after being contaminated by a body fluid.

(4) The provider shall ensure that fabric toys and items including stuffed animals, cloth dolls, pillow covers, and dress-up clothes are machine washable and if used, washed at least each week or as needed.

(5) The provider shall clean and sanitize highchair trays before each use.

(6) The provider shall clean and sanitize water play tables or tubs daily if used by the children.

(7) The provider shall clean and sanitize bathroom surfaces including toilets, sinks, faucets, toilet and sink handles, and counters each day the facility is open for business.

(8) The provider shall clean and sanitize potty chairs after each use.

(9) The provider shall keep toilet paper in a dispenser that is accessible to children.

(10) The provider shall ensure that staff and volunteers wash their hands thoroughly with soap and running water:

(a) upon arrival;

(b) before handling or preparing food or bottles;

(c) before and after eating meals and snacks or feeding a child;

(d) after using the toilet or helping a child use the toilet;

(e) after contact with a body fluid;

(f) when coming in from outdoors; and

(g) after cleaning up or taking out garbage.

(11) The provider shall ensure that caregivers teach children how to wash their hands thoroughly and oversee handwashing when possible.

(12) The provider shall ensure that children wash their hands thoroughly with soap and running water:

(a) upon arrival;

(b) before and after eating meals and snacks;

(c) after using the toilet;

(d) after contact with a body fluid;

(e) before using a water play table or tub; and

(f) when coming in from outdoors.

(13) The provider shall ensure that only single-use towels, an electric hand dryer, or individually labeled cloth towels are used to dry hands.

(14) The provider shall ensure that if cloth towels are used, cloth towels are:

(a) not shared; and

(b) washed daily.

(15) The provider shall store personal hygiene items, including toothbrushes, combs, and hair accessories separate, so they do not touch each other, and ensure they are not shared or they are sanitized between each use.

(16) The provider shall ensure that pacifiers, bottles, and nondisposable drinking cups are:

(a) labeled with each child's name or individually identified; and

(b) not shared, or washed and sanitized before being used by another child.

(17) The provider shall ensure that a child's clothing is promptly changed if the child has a toileting accident.

(18) The provider shall ensure that children's clothing that is wet or soiled from a body fluid is:

(a) washed and dried; or

(b) placed in a leakproof container that is labeled with the child's name and returned to the parent.

(19) The provider shall take precautions when cleaning floors, furniture, and other surfaces contaminated by blood, urine, feces, or vomit, and ensure that, except for diaper changes and toileting accidents, staff cleaning these bodily fluids:

(a) wear waterproof gloves;

(b) clean the surface using a detergent solution;

(c) rinse the surface with clean water;

(d) sanitize the surface;

(e) throw away in a leakproof plastic bag the disposable materials, including paper towels, that were used to clean up the body fluid;

(f) wash and sanitize any nondisposable materials used to clean up the body fluid, including cleaning cloths, mops, or reusable rubber gloves, before reusing them; and

(g) wash their hands after cleaning up the body fluid.

(20) If a child becomes ill while in care, the provider shall:

(a) as soon as the illness is observed or suspected, contact the child's parent or, if the parent cannot be reached, an individual listed as the emergency contact; and

(b) if the child is ill with an infectious disease, make the child comfortable in a safe, supervised area that is separated from the other children until the parent arrives.

(21) The provider shall notify the parents of each child in care if any child, employee, or person in the home has an infectious disease or parasite, on the day the illness is discovered.

(22) If any child or employee has an infectious disease, an unusual or serious illness, or a sudden onset of an illness, the provider shall notify the local health department on the day the illness is discovered.

(23) To prevent contamination of food, the spread of foodborne illnesses, and other diseases, the provider shall ensure that individuals with an infectious disease or showing symptoms including diarrhea, fever, coughing, or vomiting do not prepare or serve foods.

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