Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9503, pt. 9503.0080

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 20, November 12, 2024

Part 9503.0080 - EXCLUSION OF SICK CHILDREN

A child with any of the following conditions or behaviors is a sick child and must be excluded from a center not licensed to operate a sick care program. If the child becomes sick while at the center, the child must be isolated from other children in care and the parent called immediately. A sick child must be supervised at all times. The license holder must exclude a child:

A. with a reportable illness or condition as specified in part 4605.7040 that the commissioner of health determines to be contagious and a physician determines has not had sufficient treatment to reduce the health risk to others;

B. with chicken pox until the child is no longer infectious or until the lesions are crusted over;

C. who has vomited two or more times since admission that day;

D. who has had three or more abnormally loose stools since admission that day;

E. who has contagious conjunctivitis or pus draining from the eye;

F. who has a bacterial infection such as streptococcal pharyngitis or impetigo and has not completed 24 hours of antimicrobial therapy;

G. who has unexplained lethargy;

H. who has lice, ringworm, or scabies that is untreated and contagious to others;

I. who has a 100 degree Fahrenheit axillary or higher temperature of undiagnosed origin before fever reducing medication is given;

J. who has an undiagnosed rash or a rash attributable to a contagious illness or condition;

K. who has significant respiratory distress;

L. who is not able to participate in child care program activities with reasonable comfort; or

M. who requires more care than the program staff can provide without compromising the health and safety of other children in care.

Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9503, pt. 9503.0080

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Statutory Authority: MS s 245A.02; 245A.09; 252.28