§ 43.20 Personal Hygiene Practices; Staff and Children.
RCNY § 43.20
(a)Hand washing. Staff and children must wash hands before and after toileting or diaper changes, after contact with a child in ill health, and prior to handling or preparing any food and after playing outdoors.
(b)Signs. Hand washing signs provided by or approved by the Department must be prominently posted in each lavatory and by each sink.
(c)Individual personal care. Hairbrushes or cloth towels must not be provided for use. If toothbrushes, combs, or washcloths are provided, each child must have items for his/her exclusive use and they must be stored in an individually-labeled container.
(d)Changes of clothing. At least one change of weather-appropriate clothing must be available so that any child who soils clothing may receive a change. Soiled clothing and cloth diapers must be handled in a manner that protects occupants from exposure to wastes and maintains an appropriately sanitary environment.
(e)Bathing. Children must not be bathed on premises except that they must be washed in case of accidents.
(f)Safety precautions relating to blood. Schools must implement the following safety precautions for all staff having any exposure to or contact with blood: (1) Disposable gloves must be immediately available and worn whenever there is a possibility for contact with blood, including but not limited to: (A) Changing diapers where there is blood in the stool; (B) Touching blood or blood-contaminated body fluids; (C) Treating cuts that bleed; and (D) Wiping surfaces stained with blood.
(2)In an emergency, a child's safety and well-being must take priority. A bleeding child shall not be denied care because gloves are not immediately available.
(3)Disposable gloves must be discarded after each use.
(4)If blood is touched accidentally, exposed skin must be thoroughly washed with soap and running water.
(5)Clothes contaminated with blood must be placed in a securely tied plastic bag and returned to the parent at the end of the day.
(6)Surfaces that have been blood stained must be cleaned and disinfected with a germicidal solution.
(g)Smoking prohibited. There must be no smoking of tobacco or other substances, or use of e-cigarettes, in any indoor or outdoor area of any premises on which a program is located. (Added City Record 12/26/2019, eff. 1/25/2020)
