1. 1. Ensure that each facility bathroom is equipped with:

   1. a. Cold and hot running water, with enough hot water to allow each child in care a daily bath or shower;
   2. b. Clean hand towels in good condition;
   3. c. Clean shower curtain or door, properly installed, and in good repair free from mold and mildew;
   4. d. Toilets and bathtubs or showers that allow a child in care to have privacy, as developmentally appropriate; and
   5. e. Sufficient toilet paper, towels, soap, and other items required to maintain good personal hygiene, or shall provide a child in care with personal supplies of these items;
2. 2. Not permit a child in care age 5 or more to use a bathroom with someone of a different gender at the same time; and

3. 3. Equip a bathroom to facilitate maximum self-help by a child in care through one or more of the following methods:

   1. a. Providing a child with a step-stool to reach a sink,
   2. b. Providing smaller sized bathroom fixtures,
   3. c. Providing training toilets,
   4. d. Placing towel racks and dispensers at lower heights, or
   5. e. Other similar or comparable methods.

The licensee shall maintain a bathroom and bathroom fixtures in good operating and sanitary condition, and shall:

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 2231 (September 29, 2023), effective November 6, 2023 (Supp. 23-3).