High Adventure Requirements

01. High Adventure Activities Include the Following: (4-6-23) a. Target sports; (4-6-23) b. Aquatics; (4-6-23) c. Hiking; (4-6-23) d. Adventure challenge courses; (4-6-23) e. Climbing and rappelling; (4-6-23) f. Winter camping; (4-6-23) g. Soloing; (4-6-23) h. Spelunking; (4-6-23) i. Expeditioning; (4-6-23) j. Swimming in a river, stream, lake, or pond; (4-6-23) k. Whitewater activities; and (4-6-23) l. Animal-related activities. (4-6-23) 02. High Adventure Activity Policies and Procedures. For the high adventure activities and for any activity identified by the outdoor program or the Department as a high adventure activity, there must be a policies and procedures to be followed that includes: (4-6-23) a. Training, experience, and qualifications for leader and staff; (4-6-23) b. Specific staff-to-participant ratios appropriate to the activity; (4-6-23) c. Classification and limitations for each child's participation; (4-6-23) d. Arrangement, maintenance, and inspection of the activity area; (4-6-23) e. Appropriate equipment and the inspection and maintenance of the equipment; and (4-6-23) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 16.04.18 Department of Health and Welfare Children’s Agencies & Residential Licensing Section 502 Page 47 f. Safety precautions to reduce the possibility of an accident or injury. (4-6-23) 03. High Adventure Activities Leader. An activity leader who conducts high adventure activities must be at least twenty-one (21) years old and have documented training and experience in conducting the activity. (4-6-23)