Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-05 - Requirements for residential parenting facility and crisis care facility furniture, materials and equipment; diaper changing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All equipment,
			 materials, and furniture in a residential parenting facility and crisis care
			 facility shall be sturdy and safe, easy to clean and maintain, and free of
			 sharp points or corners, splinters, protruding nails, loose or rusty parts or
			 other hazardous features.
(B) Toys
			 or other materials small enough to be swallowed by an infant or toddler shall
			 be kept out of their reach.
(C)
			 Cleaning equipment, cleaning agents, aerosol cans, or other chemical substances
			 shall be stored in the original containers or clearly labeled, and not
			 accessible to children. Items shall be locked in a cabinet, drawer or room when
			 not in use.
(D) Stationary outdoor
			 recreational equipment including, but not limited to, climbing gyms, swings or
			 slides shall be securely anchored.
(E) Lawn mowers, hedge clippers and other
			 similar machinery shall not be used in an outdoor play area when a child is
			 present in the play area.
(F) A
			 tile floor, concrete, asphalt, or other hard surface under any indoor or
			 outdoor climbing apparatus shall be covered by a cushioned protective surface,
			 such as, but not limited to, mats, mulch, sand or wood chips.
(G) Wading pools shall be stored or shall not
			 be accessible to children when not in use. When any child is in a wading or
			 swimming pool, the child's mother and/or child care staff of the facility shall
			 be present to supervise the child.
(H) All electrical outlets within reach of an
			 infant or toddler shall have protective coverings when not in use.
(I) Toilets and sinks shall be of suitable
			 height for use by a child or shall have a sturdy portable platform on which a
			 child may stand.
(J) Potty chairs
			 shall not be located in areas used for food preparation or serving. Potty
			 chairs shall be emptied, washed, rinsed and disinfected after each
			 use.
(K) Toilets shall be
			 disinfected at least once daily or more often as needed using an appropriate
			 germicidal agent.
(L) Washable
			 equipment and furniture shall be cleaned with soap and water at least once per
			 month. Any item soiled during daily use with, but not limited
			 to, blood, vomit, feces, urine and spills shall immediately be cleaned with
			 soap and water and disinfected with an appropriate germicidal agent. Toys and
			 other items placed in a child's mouth shall be cleaned thoroughly and
			 disinfected with an appropriate germicidal solution and rinsed with water at
			 least daily and immediately if soiled with blood, feces, urine or
			 vomit.
(M) Changing diapers for all
			 non-toilet trained children in a residential parenting facility or crisis care
			 facility shall be handled in conformity with the following methods:
(1) Changing of diapers for all non-toilet
			 trained children shall occur in a space that has a hand washing
			 facility.
(2) Hands of the person
			 caring for the child shall be washed with soap and water before and after each
			 diaper change.
(3) When a central
			 diaper changing station is used, there shall be a disposable separation
			 material, that acts as a barrier placed between the child and the changing
			 surface, which is discarded after each use.
(4) Any product used during diapering, which
			 is used on more than one child, shall be used so that the container does not
			 touch the child. Any product obtained from a common container shall be removed
			 and applied in such a manner so as not to contaminate the product or its
			 container. Common containers shall be cleaned and sanitized after each
			 use.
(5) Storage and laundering of
			 soiled diapers shall be handled in accordance with the following methods:
(a) Soiled diapers shall be disposed of in a
			 plastic lined-receptacle that prevents hand contamination. The receptacle shall
			 be covered or otherwise enclosed and be inaccessible to children. These
			 containers shall be emptied, cleaned and sanitized at least daily, or more
			 frequently as needed to eliminate odor.
(b) Soiled diapers to be laundered shall be
			 stored in an appropriate germicidal solution, out of the reach of children,
			 until laundered. Diapers to be laundered shall be held for laundering for no
			 longer than one day.