Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.111 - PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS › Subchapter 37.111.8 - Schools › Rule 37.111.811 - PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A school must
				comply with the following physical requirements:
(a) Floors, walls, and ceilings in toilet,
				locker, and shower rooms, laundries, janitorial closets, and similar rooms
				subject to large amounts of moisture must be maintained in a smooth and
				non-absorbent condition. Non-absorbent, non-skid floor matting may be used
				where appropriate to prevent injury.
(b) Adequate coat/jacket and book storage for
				each student must be provided.
(c)
				Beginning September 1, 2021, the school shall have and follow written policies
				and procedures regarding the storage, administration, and lawful disposal of
				prescription, nonprescription, and over-the-counter medication.
(d) All non-emergency medication must be kept
				in a locked, nonportable container, stored in its original container with the
				original prescription label. Epinephrine, naloxone, and student emergency
				medication may be kept in portable containers and transported by the school
				nurse or other authorized school personnel.
(e) Food is not allowed to be stored in
				refrigeration units with medications.
(f) Schools must comply with the applicable
				requirements of Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
				29
				U.S.C 207 ) and
				39-2-215, MCA, requiring employers
				to provide a nursing mother reasonable break time and a place to express breast
				milk after the birth of her child.
(g) The school must provide reasonable
				accommodations for students and staff on the school campus to express breast
				milk, breastfeed an infant child, or address other needs related to
				breastfeeding. Reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to:
(i) access to a place, that is shielded from
				view and free from intrusion from the public, students, and other staff, to
				express breast milk or breastfeed an infant child;
(ii) permission to bring onto a school campus
				a breast pump and any other equipment used to express breast milk;
(iii) access to a power source for a breast
				pump or any other equipment used to express breast milk; and
(iv) access to a place to store expressed
				breast milk safely.
(h)
				The school must take measures consistent with the programmatic and
				developmental needs of its students to ensure the safe use and secure storage
				of any equipment including but not limited to: kitchen appliances, industrial
				arts equipment, maintenance tools, and hazardous art supplies.
(i) To reduce the spread of animal-borne
				diseases, livestock and poultry must be located more than 50 feet from food
				service areas, offices, or classrooms except those offices and classrooms
				associated with animal husbandry activities or other demonstrations as approved
				by the school administration. In classrooms, offices, or food service areas
				where livestock and poultry are approved by the administrator, animals must not
				have contact with eating or serving surfaces.