Section R9-5-512. Cleaning and Sanitation

A.      A licensee shall maintain facility premises free of insects and vermin.

B.       A licensee shall maintain facility premises and furnishings:

1.        In a clean condition, and

2.        Free from odor.

C.      A licensee shall ensure that floor coverings are:

1.        Clean, and

2.        Free from:

a.        Dampness,

b.        Odors, and

c.        Hazards.

D.      A licensee shall ensure that toilet bowls, lavatory fixtures, and floors in toilet rooms and kitchens are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitized condition or at least once every 24 hours.

E.       If laundry belonging to a facility is done on facility premises, a licensee shall:

1.        Not use a kitchen or food storage area for sorting, han- dling, washing, or drying laundry;

2.        Locate the laundry equipment in an area that is separate from licensed activity areas and inaccessible to enrolled children;

3.        Not permit an enrolled child to be in a laundry room or use a laundry area as a passageway for enrolled children; and

4.        Ensure that laundry soiled by vomitus, urine, feces, blood, or other body fluid is stored, cleaned, and sanitized separately from other laundry.

F.       A licensee shall ensure that:

1.        Each toilet room in a facility contains, within easy reach of enrolled children:

a.        Mounted toilet tissue; and

b.        Except as provided in subsection (G):

i.         A sink with running water;

ii.        Soap contained in a dispenser; and

iii.      Disposable, single-use paper towels in a mounted dispenser, or a mechanical air hand dryer;

2.        Staff members wash their hands with soap and running water after toileting;

3.        An enrolled child’s hands are washed with soap and run- ning water after toileting;

4.        Except for a cup or receptacle used only for water, food waste is stored in a covered container and the container is clean and lined with a plastic bag;

5.        Food waste and other refuse is removed from the facility building at least once every 24 hours or more often as necessary to maintain a clean condition and avoid odors;

6.        A staff member or an enrolled child does not draw water for human consumption from a toilet room hand-washing sink;

7.        Toys, materials, and equipment are maintained in a clean condition;

8.        Plumbing fixtures are maintained in a clean and working condition; and

9.        Chipped or cracked sinks and toilets are replaced or repaired.

G.      A licensee may have a sink with running water, soap contained in a dispenser, and single-use paper towels in a mounted dis- penser or a mechanical air hand dryer located directly outside a toilet room if an enrolled child exiting the toilet room can access the sink, soap, and paper towels or air hand dryer with- out having to cross space that is used for any activity.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-6).

Amended subsection (P) effective July 7, 1988 (Supp. 88- 3). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective Octo- ber 17, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). Amended by exempt rulemak-

ing at 16 A.A.R. 1564, effective September 30, 2010

(Supp. 10-3).