N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:55-9.17

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 3A:55-9.17 - Health and sanitary practices

(a) Before a child participates in a scheduled adventure activity, the facility shall ensure that the child has had a health examination performed by a licensed physician that documents:

1. That the child can perform each type of adventure activity that he or she will be asked to do;

2. Receipt of a tetanus shot or booster shot as appropriate;

3. Notation of asthma, allergies or dietary needs; and

4. Notation of whether the child is on medication that would require the child to avoid using sun screen and/or to take other special precautions.

(b) Within 30 days of a child's forthcoming participation in an adventure activity, the facility shall document in writing and maintain on file in the child's record that the child's current health status, as determined by a physician or nurse in consultation with a physician, allows the child to engage in the specified adventure activity.

(c) The facility shall develop and give to each staff member a written policy for treating:

1. Snake, animal and insect bites; and

2. Contact with poisonous plants.

(d) The facility shall ensure that all perishable food is refrigerated at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.

(e) The facility shall ensure that all non-disposable utensils used for eating and preparing food are:

1. Not used by another person before rewashing;

2. Washed and rinsed in water that is at least 180 degrees Fahrenheit or water that has been sanitized chemically; and

3. Free of cracks.

(f) The facility shall ensure that all water in streams and lakes that is used for drinking, food preparation and dishwashing is boiled, filtered or purified with iodine or tablets specifically designed to purify water.

(g) The facility shall corral or tie the animals, other than household pets, in an area located at least 50 feet from any areas where food is prepared, cooked or served.

(h) The facility shall:

1. Use fly repellants as necessary;

2. Remove manure daily to a distance of at least 100 feet from the campsite, cooking and dining areas; and

3. Dispose of animal wastes through burial in a sanitary manner.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:55-9.17

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.