Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS
Environment, Space and Equipment
Section 388-145-1565 - What is the ratio of persons normally on the premises to bathrooms at my facility?
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) You must maintain the following ratio of toilets, handwashing sinks, and bathing facilities:
| FACILITY | TOILETS (flush-type) | HANDWASHING (hot and cold running water) | BATHING FACILITIES (hot and cold running water) |
| Group residential programs licensed for 5 or fewer | 1 minimum | 1 minimum | 1 minimum |
| Group residential for 6 or more | 2 minimum 1:8 ratio | 2 minimum 1:8 ratio | 1 minimum 1:8 ratio |
(2) In programs providing care to expectant mothers, all sleeping areas must have at least one toilet and handwashing sink on the same floor.
(3) Children eighteen months of age or younger and other children who do not use a toilet need not be included when determining the number of required flush-type toilets.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
