Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 4 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH › Section 28-4-115 - Facility

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11,
			 2024
(a) Water supply
			 and sewerage systems. Each applicant, each applicant with a temporary permit,
			 and each licensee shall ensure that public water and sewerage systems, where
			 available, are used. If a nonpublic source for the water supply is used, the
			 water shall be safe for drinking and shall be tested annually by a
			 department-certified laboratory. If a well is used, the well shall be approved
			 by the local authority for private well permitting, the department, or a
			 licensed water well contractor. A copy of the test results and the approval
			 shall be kept on file at the facility. Each private sewerage system shall be
			 maintained in compliance with all applicable state and local laws.
(b) Drinking water for children under 12
			 months of age. If children under 12 months of age are enrolled in a facility
			 using water from a nonpublic source, including private well water, commercially
			 bottled drinking water shall be purchased and used until a laboratory test
			 confirms that the nitrate content of the private well water is not more than 10
			 milligrams per liter (10 mg/l) as nitrogen.
(c) General environmental requirements. Each
			 facility shall have 25 square feet of available play space per child and shall
			 be constructed, arranged, and maintained to provide for the health and safety
			 of children in care. Each applicant, each applicant with a temporary permit,
			 and each licensee shall ensure that the facility meets the following
			 requirements:
(1) Has walls that are in good
			 condition;
(2) is skirted and
			 anchored if a mobile home;
(3) has
			 a 2A 10B:C fire extinguisher;
(4)
			 has a working smoke detector on each level of the facility;
(5) is uncluttered, visibly clean, and free
			 from any evidence of vermin infestation and any objects or materials that
			 constitute a danger to children in care;
(6) has kitchen and outdoor trash and garbage
			 in covered containers or in tied plastic bags;
(7) meets all of the following requirements
			 for each heating appliance:
(A) Has a
			 protective barrier for each freestanding heating appliance to protect from
			 burns; and
(B) has each heating
			 appliance using combustible fuel vented to the outside;
(8) has each electrical outlet covered or
			 inaccessible to prevent easy access by a child when the outlet is not in
			 use;
(9) has any power strip or
			 extension cord positioned in a manner that prevents a tripping or shock
			 hazard;
(10) has each stairway with
			 more than two stairs railed;
(11)
			 if any children under 21/2 years of age are in care, meets all of the following
			 requirements:
(A) Has each stairway equipped
			 with balusters not more than four inches apart or guarded to prevent a child's
			 head or body from falling through;
(B) has each stairway guarded by a secured
			 door or gated to prevent unsupervised access by the child, including a latching
			 device that an adult can open readily in an emergency;
(C) does not have any accordion gate in use;
			 and
(D) does not have a pressure
			 gate at the top of any stairway;
(12) has a readily available second means of
			 escape from the first floor;
(13)
			 has each lockable interior door designed to permit the door to be unlocked from
			 either side in case of an emergency;
(14) is maintained at a temperature of not
			 less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit and not more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit in the
			 play area;
(15) does not have any
			 window coverings with strings or cords accessible to children in care;
			 and
(16) has at least one bathroom
			 with at least one sink and one flush toilet. All fixtures shall be in working
			 order at all times. An individual towel and washcloth or disposable products
			 shall be provided for each child. Hand soap shall be readily accessible in each
			 bathroom.