Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 64-21-2 - Definitions2.1. Approved. -- A procedure of operation, installation or construction which is in accordance with the standards, specifications, and instructions established by the division of health.2.2. Child Care Center. -- Any child care facility providing nonresidential child care for seven (7) or more children for all or part of a day. The term 'child care center' includes: day care centers, family day care facilities, nursery schools, and preschools. 'Child care center' does not include: 2.2.a. A kindergarten, preschool or school education program operated by a public school, accredited by the state department of education;2.2.b. An individual or facility which offers occasional, temporary care of children for brief periods while parents are shopping, engaging in recreational activities, attending religious services or engaging in other business or personal affairs;2.2.c. Summer recreation camps operated for children attending sessions for periods not exceeding thirty (30) days;2.2.d. Hospitals or other medical facilities which are primarily used for temporary residential care of children for treatment, convalescence or testing; or2.2.e. Persons providing family day care solely for children related to them, including grandparents, aunts and uncles.2.3. Day Care Center. -- A child care center which provides nonresidential child care for thirteen (13) or more children on a nonresidential basis.2.4. Director. -- Director of the division of health or his or her lawful designee.2.5. Disinfect. -- To eliminate virtually all germs from inanimate surfaces through the use of chemicals (e.g., products registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as 'disinfectants' or heat. In the child care environment, a solution of one fourth (3) cup household liquid chlorine bleach added to one (1) gallon of tap water and prepared fresh daily is an effective disinfectant for environmental surfaces and other inanimate objects, if the surfaces have been cleaned.2.6. Family Day Care Facility. -- A child care center which is used to provide nonresidential child care for seven (7) to twelve (12) children, including children who are living in the household who are less than six (6) years of age. No more than four (4) of the total number of children may be less than twenty-four (24) months of age.2.7. Health Officer. -- The director of the division of health or the executive officer of the local board of health or his or her lawful representative.2.8. Permit. -- A written document, issued by the division of health giving a designated person permission to operate, construct, extend, alter or modify a building or structure to be used, or being used, as a child care center.2.9. Person. -- Individual, partnership, association, syndicate, company, firm, trust, corporation, government corporation, institution, department, division, bureau, agency or any entity recognized by law.