Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.14 - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS › Section 16.02.14.010 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
For the purpose of these rules, the following words and phrases
				are used, as defined below: (3-15-22)
01.
Bather
. A person who becomes
			 partially or totally immersed in water in a pool. (3-15-22)
02.
Board
. Idaho Board of Health
			 and Welfare. (3-15-22)
03.
Break in Grade
. Where the slope of the bottom of pool exceeds a
			 uniform slope greater than one (1) foot in twelve (12) feet horizontally.
			 (3-15-22)
04.
Department
. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
			 (3-15-22)
05.
Director
. Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
			 (3-15-22)
06.
Director's
			 Designee
. The seven Public Health Districts. (3-15-22)
07.
Geothermal Water
. Water
			 derived from and heated exclusively from the natural heat energy from the
			 earth. (3-15-22)
08.
Geothermal Pool
. A flow-through public pool, which uses water
			 solely derived from and heated exclusively by the natural heat energy from the
			 earth. (3-15-22)
09.
Flow-Through Pool
. A pool fed by a continuous supply of acceptable
			 water that causes an equal volume of water to overflow to waste.
			 (3-15-22)
10.
Lifeguard
. A person who holds a current lifeguard training
			 certificate and basic life support cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
			 certificate from the American Red Cross, YMCA, Ellis & Associates, or any
			 other equivalent certifying agency approved by the Director's Designee.
			 (3-15-22)
11.
Lifeguard
			 Chair
. An elevated stand erected for use by a lifeguard while
			 superintending the safety of bathers in a pool. The height and location must
			 afford the user an unobstructed view of all bathers within the pool enclosure.
			 (3-15-22)
12.
Operator
. An individual eighteen (18) years of age or older, who
			 is familiar with the operation of the pool and is responsible for the health
			 and safety of the public using the pool and for operating the pool in
			 compliance with these rules. The operator must have an approved certification
			 of competency from a Certified Pool Operator (CPO), National Swimming Pool
			 Foundation Certification; an Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO), National
			 Recreation and Parks Association Certification; a National Swimming Pool
			 Institute (NSPI Tech 1), National Spa and Pool Institute Certification Program,
			 District Health Department Certification, or other certification programs
			 approved by the Director designee. The operator must also have a basic life
			 support cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate and current first aid
			 certification as stated in Subsection
			 010.10 of these rules.
			 (3-15-22)
13.
Person
.
			 A person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, governmental
			 agency, club or organization of any kind. (3-15-22)
14.
Pool
. An artificial
			 structure containing water and its related elements used or intended to be used
			 for swimming, diving, or recreation. (3-15-22)
15.
Private Pool
. Any pool
			 constructed in connection with or appurtenant to single-family dwellings or
			 condominiums used solely by the persons maintaining their residence within such
			 dwellings and the guests of such persons. (3-15-22)
16.
Public Swimming Pool
. Herein
			 referred to as public pool. A pool, and its related elements, that contains
			 water more than two (2) feet deep, is used or intended to be used for swimming,
			 diving, or recreational bathing, and is for the use of any segment of the
			 public under a general invitation but not an invitation to a specific occasion
			 or occasions. (3-15-22)
17.
Remodel
. To replace all or part of any structure, circulation
			 system, or related element of a pool facility, or to modify to the extent its
			 design, configuration, or operating characteristics differ from those of the
			 original. The term does not include normal maintenance, repair, or replacement
			 of equipment or similar equipment that has previously been approved. Only that
			 which is being remodeled needs to meet current specifications.
			 (3-15-22)
18.
Spa
. An
			 artificial structure containing water no more than four (4) feet deep and a
			 recirculation system primarily designed for relaxation or therapeutic use where
			 the user is sitting, reclining, or at rest. (3-15-22)
19.
Special-Use Pool
. A pool
			 used exclusively for rehabilitating, curing, or treating a disease or disorder.
			 This term also includes geothermal flow-through pools used exclusively for
			 relaxation or therapeutic use where the user is sitting, reclining, or at rest.
			 (3-15-22)
20.
Wading
			 Pool
. A public pool with water less than two (2) feet deep used mainly
			 by non-swimming children and those supervising the children.
			 (3-15-22)