HAR §17-891.2-1. admitting or not admitting sick children to child care

"Infant" means children who are newborn up to age one (through the twelfth month). "Lavatory" means a vessel or basin for washing which is in conformity with plumbing codes in force in the state. "Liability insurance coverage" means a general casualty insurance policy issued to insure against legal liability for injury resulting from negligence to a child during the time the child is under the provider's care. "License" means a certificate of approval issued by the state department of human services authorizing the operation of a child care facility. "Local sanitary codes" means the special rules set up by a county, the state department of health, or a comparable federal agency, which govern aspects of health and safety. "Minor deficiencies" means deficiencies which do not involve risk to life, health, or safety of the children enrolled at the child care center. "Night care" means child care provided to children who stay at night or overnight at a group child care center, group child care home, or family child care home. Care shall not be provided for twenty-four consecutive hours. "Panic hardware" means a standard device on doors which permit quick and safe exits upon emergencies (e.g. push bars and plates). "Person" means any individual with unsupervised access to children in care, caregiver, adult household member, applicant, provider, substitute, volunteer, new hire, rehire, temporary hire, or staff member in a child care facility or exempt child care facility. "Policy" means a principal plan for the management of a child care facility. "Provider" means any individual 18 years or older, caregiver, child care facility, agency, or organization, exempt care providers, and adult employees, who provide child care to children in the absence of the child's caretaker. 891.2-7 3508 §17-891.2-1 "Provisional license," "provisional certificate of registration," or "temporary permit" means a temporary certificate of registration issued at the discretion of the department up to a period of six months to any child care facility that is unable to conform to all the rules at the time the certificate of registration is issued. "Qualified nutrition consultant" means a dietician or nutritionist who meets the advanced educational requirements for membership in the American Dietetic Association and is eligible for registration; or one who has a master's degree in public health nutrition or nutritional sciences. "Recalled" means any type of remedial action taken by a business for a corrective action plan agreed upon by the United States consumer product safety commission to address unsafe or potentially unsafe products to protect consumers, including the return of a product to the manufacturer or retailer for a cash refund or a replacement product, the repair of a product, and/or public notice of the hazard. "Regular license" means a certificate of approval issued by the state department of human services to the registered family child care facility which conforms to all the rules at the time the certificate is issued. "Regularly" means the typical or normal pattern of the child care center or family home, or a practice or schedule that is routine and uniform and is not subject to unexplained or irrational variations. "Rules" means the rules developed by the department of human services to set minimum standards of care and safety for the protection of children in child care. "Single service utensils" means the supplies or equipment used once to serve food (e.g. paper plates, cups, disposable forks). "Staff member" means administrative, child care, office, maintenance, employees, adult household members, and other support personnel who are employed by the child care facility, including volunteers and substitutes. 891.2-8 3508