Section 470 IAC 3-4.4-2 - DiaperingAuthority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.2
Sec. 2.
(a) When indicated, diapered children shall be given prompt hygienic care, including hand and face washing and body cleansing. Materials for skin cleaning shall be immediately accessible at all times, and discarded after each use in a tightly covered container. The containers shall be emptied and sanitized at least daily.(b) Diapering Room Area. Children who are not toilet trained shall be cared for in rooms and areas which are separated by age groups from other children. Diapers shall not be changed on the floor. Each class area or room used to house diapered children shall contain a handwashing sink and a changing table. Toilet rooms for each shall be easily accessible. Crib bedding shall be clean, changed immediately when wet or soiled and at least weekly. Soiled crib bedding shall not be allowed to accumulate for longer than twenty-four (24) hours before laundering and a clean supply of bedding shall be in reserve at all times to allow for delays in laundry pick-up and delivery or washing.
(c) Diaper Table. When changing tables are used, there shall be a soft, washable, waterproof pad on the table with a clean strip of waterproof, disposable paper to cover it. A fresh protective strip shall be placed on the pad after each diaper change. The pad and table shall be sanitized when they become soiled and at the end of each day. Care shall be taken to prevent contamination of common diapering supplies.
Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.4 - 2; filed Oct 14, 1987, 2:45 pm: 11 IR 930; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFATransferred from the Indiana State Department of Health ( 410 IAC 2-1-2 ) to the Division of Family and Children ( 470 IAC 3-4.4 - 2) by P.L. 9-1991, SECTION 129, effective July 1, 1992.