470 Ind. Admin. Code 3-4.4-1

Current through October 9, 2024

Section 470 IAC 3-4.4-1 - Definitions

Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2

Sec. 1.

As used in 410 IAC 22-1:

"Exempted center" means a day nursery that:

(1) is operated under the federally funded Head Start program ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) and the Texas migrant council;

(2) provides services for children from migrant worker families; and

(3) is operated during a single period of less than one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days during a calendar year.

"Facility" means an exempted day nursery licensed pursuant to IC 12-3-2-3.5[IC 12-3 was repealed by P.L. 2-1992, SECTION 897, effective February 14, 1992.].

"Food" means any raw, cooked or processed edible substance, ice, beverage, drink, or ingredients used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption.

"Food equipment" means stoves, ovens, ranges, hoods, slicers, mixers, meatblocks, tables, counters, refrigerators, sinks, dishwashing machines, steam tables, and similar items other than utensils, used in the operation of a kitchen.

"Group" means a specific number of children assigned to specific staff member(s).

"Infant" means a child from six (6) weeks of age to the time he is beginning to walk.

"Potentially hazardous food" means any food that consists in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, edible crustacea, or other ingredients, including synthetic ingredients, in a form capable of supporting growth of infectious or toxigenic micro-organisms. The terms does not include clean, whole, uncracked, odor-free shell eggs or foods which have a pH level of 4.6 or below or a water activity (Aw) value of 0.85 or less.

"Room" means an area enclosed on all sides by walls or partitions.

"Sanitization" means effective bactericidal treatment by a process that provides enough accumulative heat or concentration of chemicals for enough time to reduce the bacterial count, including pathogens, to a safe level on utensils and equipment.

"Single-service articles" means cups, containers, lids, closures, plates, knives, forks, spoons, stirrers, paddles, straws, napkins, wrapping materials, tooth-picks, and similar articles intended for one-time, one-person use and then discarded.

"SBH" means the Indiana state board of health.

"Toddler" means a child from the time he is beginning to walk to age two years.

"Utensils" means any implement used in the storage, preparation, transportation, or service of food. by P.L. 9-1991, SECTION 129, effective July 1, 1992.

470 IAC 3-4.4-1

Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.4-1; filed Oct 14, 1987, 2:45 pm: 11 IR 930; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR- 470130306RFA

Transferred from the Indiana State Department of Health ( 410 IAC 22-1-1) to the Division of Family and Children ( 470 IAC 3-4.4-1) by P.L. 9-1991, SECTION 129, effective July 1, 1992.