Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-5-512

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 40, October 4, 2024

Section R9-5-512 - Cleaning and Sanitation

A. A licensee shall maintain facility premises free of insects and vermin.

B. A licensee shall maintain facility premises and furnishings:

1. In a clean condition, and

2. Free from odor.

C. A licensee shall ensure that floor coverings are:

1. Clean, and

2. Free from:

a. Dampness,

b. Odors, and

c. Hazards.

D. A licensee shall ensure that toilet bowls, lavatory fixtures, and floors in toilet rooms and kitchens are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitized condition or at least once every 24 hours.

E. If laundry belonging to a facility is done on facility premises, a licensee shall:

1. Not use a kitchen or food storage area for sorting, handling, washing, or drying laundry;

2. Locate the laundry equipment in an area that is separate from licensed activity areas and inaccessible to enrolled children;

3. Not permit an enrolled child to be in a laundry room or use a laundry area as a passageway for enrolled children; and

4. Ensure that laundry soiled by vomitus, urine, feces, blood, or other body fluid is stored, cleaned, and sanitized separately from other laundry.

F. A licensee shall ensure that:

1. Each toilet room in a facility contains, within easy reach of enrolled children:

a. Mounted toilet tissue; and

b. Except as provided in subsection (G):

i. A sink with running water;

ii. Soap contained in a dispenser; and

iii. Disposable, single-use paper towels in a mounted dispenser, or a mechanical air hand dryer;

2. Staff members wash their hands with soap and running water after toileting;

3. An enrolled child's hands are washed with soap and running water after toileting;

4. Except for a cup or receptacle used only for water, food waste is stored in a covered container and the container is clean and lined with a plastic bag;

5. Food waste and other refuse is removed from the facility building at least once every 24 hours or more often as necessary to maintain a clean condition and avoid odors;

6. A staff member or an enrolled child does not draw water for human consumption from a toilet room hand-washing sink;

7. Toys, materials, and equipment are maintained in a clean condition;

8. Plumbing fixtures are maintained in a clean and working condition; and

9. Chipped or cracked sinks and toilets are replaced or repaired.

G. A licensee may have a sink with running water, soap contained in a dispenser, and single-use paper towels in a mounted dispenser or a mechanical air hand dryer located directly outside a toilet room if an enrolled child exiting the toilet room can access the sink, soap, and paper towels or air hand dryer without having to cross space that is used for any activity.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-5-512

Adopted effective December 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Amended subsection (P) effective July 7, 1988 (Supp. 88-3). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective October 17, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1564, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).