Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 414 - DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND CARE › Division 180 - REGULATED SUBSIDY CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Section 414-180-0015 - Health

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The provider
			 must give the children's needs first priority, assuring that they get adequate
			 care and attention.
(2) The child
			 care facility must be a healthy environment for children.
(3) All caregivers shall take appropriate
			 precautions to prevent shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma.
(4) There must be at least one flush toilet
			 and one hand-washing sink available to children. Drinking water for preparing
			 food, infant formula, drinking or cooking shall not be obtained from
			 hand-washing sinks.
(5) The
			 facility shall identify the location of all drinking water faucets and fixtures
			 accessible to children or used to obtain water for preparing food, infant
			 formula, drinking or cooking and shall sample the water from these faucets and
			 fixtures for lead. The facility shall sample in accordance with United States
			 Environmental Protection Agency 3T's for Reducing lead in Drinking Water in
			 Schools: Revised guidance dated October 2006 and shall use an Oregon
			 Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ORELAP) accredited drinking
			 water laboratory.
(6) Lead testing
			 as required by 414-180-0015(5)  shall be conducted within the past six years of
			 the effective date of this section and no later than six months after the
			 effective date of this section and at least once every six years.
(7) The test results shall be kept on the
			 facility premises at all times and a copy provided to the CCLD within ten (10)
			 days of receiving the results.
(8)
			 Irrespective of test results, the facility must immediately notify all parents
			 and guardians verbally, in writing, or by email, of the test results and post
			 results in a prominent place in the facility where they will be seen by parents
			 and guardians within one business day. Information provided to parents and
			 guardians shall be in accordance with United States Environmental Protection
			 Agency 3T's for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools: Revised guidance
			 dated October 2006.
(9) If the test
			 results are at or above 15 parts per billion (ppb), the facility must
			 immediately:
(a) Prevent children from using
			 or consuming water from faucets or fixtures identified in 414-180-0015(5)  that
			 have test results at or above 15 ppb, supplying water from drinking water
			 faucets or fixtures identified in 414-180-0015(5)  that have test results below
			 15 ppb or bottled or packaged water to meet the requirements of this
			 section;
(b) Within sixty days of
			 receiving the test results, the provider shall submit a corrective action plan
			 for approval by the CCLD for any faucet or fixture that has test results at or
			 above 15 ppb, following the United States Environmental Protection Agency 3T's
			 for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools: Revised guidance dated October
			 2006;
(c) The facility must
			 implement corrective actions or remedies identified in the approved plan within
			 30 days of CCLD approval; and
(d)
			 The facility must conduct follow-up sampling and results must demonstrate lead
			 below 15 ppb before the facility may resume use of faucets or fixtures
			 identified in 414-180-0015(5)  that previously tested at or above 15
			 ppb.