Washington Administrative Code
Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of
Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities
ENVIRONMENT, SPACE AND EQUIPMENT
Section 110-145-1560 - What toilet and bathing facilities are required?

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 110-145-1560

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

(1) You must meet the following requirements for toilets, sinks, and bathing facilities:

(a) Provide toilets, urinals, and hand-washing sinks appropriate to the height for the children served, or have a safe and easily cleaned step stool or platform that is water-resistant;

(b) Provide soap and clean towels, disposable towels or other approved hand-drying devices to the children in your care;

(c) Provide adequate grab-bars or nonskid pads convenient for children;

(d) Provide appropriate toilet training equipment for children. You must regularly maintain this equipment and keep it in sanitary condition. You must place toilet training equipment on washable, water-resistant surfaces and disinfect toilet training equipment after each child's use.

(2) If you care for children under the age of six, or children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, you must monitor the use of bathtub, shower, or other bathing facilities while in use.

(3) If you operate a group care facility for six or more children you must have a housekeeping sink or department of health approved method of drawing clean mop water and disposing of the wastewater.

Statutory Authority: RCW 74.15.010, 74.15.030, 74.15.040, 74.15.090, 74.13.031, 74.39A.056, 43.43.832. WSR 18-11-138, § 388-145-1560, filed 5/23/18, effective 6/23/18. Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW, RCW 74.15.030(2), 74.15.311(2), 74.13.032, 13.04.011, 74.13.020, 13.34.030, 74.13.031, 13.34.145, 74.15.311, 74.15.030, and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, § 388-145-1560, filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.

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