R9-3-503. Swimming Pool Standards

A. A certificate holder shall ensure that a swimming pool used by an enrolled child at a child care group home: 1. Contains water that meets one of the following chemical disinfection standards: a. A free chlorine residual between 1.0 and 3.0 ppm as measured by the N, N-Diethyl-p-phenylenediamine test; b. A free bromine residual between 2.0 and 4.0 ppm as measured by the N, N-Diethyl-p-phenylenediamine test; or c. An oxidation-reduction potential equal to or greater than 650 millivolts; and 2. Is equipped with the following: a. An operational water circulation system that clarifies and disinfects the swimming pool water continuously and that includes at least: i. A removable strainer, ii. Two swimming pool inlets located on opposite sides of the swimming pool, and iii. A drain located at the swimming pool’s lowest point and covered by a grating that cannot be removed without using tools; b. An operational vacuum cleaning system; and c. The following items, which shall be accessible whenever the swimming pool is in use: i. A ring buoy attached to a 1/2 inch diameter rope at least 25 feet in length, and ii. A shepherd’s crook. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that a swimming pool at the child care group home is totally enclosed by a fence that: 1. Separates the swimming pool from all other outdoor activity areas; 2. Is secured to the ground; 3. Is at least 5 feet high; 4. Has a self-closing, self-latching, lockable gate; and 5. Does not have any vertical or horizontal open space that exceeds 4 inches at any point, including any space on a gate C. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. On each day an enrolled child uses a swimming pool at the child care group home, a staff member tests the swimming pool’s water quality at least once for compliance with subsection (A)(1), and records the results of the water quality tests in a log that includes each testing date and test result; 2. A swimming pool is not used by an enrolled child if a water quality test shows that the swimming pool water does not comply with subsection (A)(1); 3. Each gate on a fence around a swimming pool on the premises is locked whenever the swimming pool is not in use; 4. Swimming pool chemicals are kept in a locked storage area; and 5. Swimming pool machinery, including a vacuum cleaning system, is inaccessible to enrolled children. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member does not allow an enrolled child to use or have access to a wading pool. E. Before an enrolled child is allowed to swim at the child care group home, a certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. The enrolled child’s parent has given written permission for swimming; and 2. An individual who has current lifeguard certification that includes a demonstration of the individual’s ability to perform CPR is stationed at the swimming pool in a location that enables the individual to see clearly all parts of the swimming pool, including the bottom, at all times while enrolled children are using the swimming pool.