1. (a) A foster home shall take precautions to reduce risk against the spread of a communicable, contagious, or infectious disease that could pose a significant threat to the health, safety, or welfare of children in care. Precautions include

   1. (1) seeking and complying with current medical and sanitation advice on communicable, contagious, or infectious diseases;
   2. (2) adopting universal precautions, including the use of gloves, to handle potential exposure to blood, blood-contaminating body fluids, and injury discharges; and
   3. (3) training household members or alternate caregivers in universal precautions and in the prevention of communicable, contagious, and infectious diseases.

2. (b) A caregiver shall conform to good hygiene practices, including thoroughly washing the caregiver's hands with soap and warm water and rinsing with water;

   1. (1) before food handling, food preparation, food serving, eating, or setting a table;
   2. (2) after toileting, diapering, or assisting with toileting or diapering;
   3. (3) before and after assisting with toothbrushing;
   4. (4) after handling animals, animal waste, or animal cages; or
   5. (5) whenever hands are contaminated with a body fluid, including after nose wiping.

(Eff. 7/1/2022, Register 242)

Authority: AS 44.30.020, AS 47.32.010, AS 47.32.130, AS 47.14.120, AS 47.32.030, AS 47.32.140