Infection control requirements must include at least the following:

1. (1) The PPEC center must have an isolation room with one (1) large glass area for observation of the child.
2. (2) Isolation procedures must be used to prevent cross-infections.
3. (3) All cribs and beds must be labeled with the individual child’s name. Linens must be removed from the crib for laundering purposes only.
4. (4) Bed linens must be changed when soiled and as necessary, but not less than twice weekly.
5. (5) Antimicrobial soap and disposable paper towels must be at each sink.
6. (6) Staff must wash their hands after direct contact with each child, using appropriate hand washing techniques to prevent the spread of infection from one child to another.
7. (7) Children suspected of having a communicable disease, which may be transmitted through casual contact, as determined by the center’s medical director, must be isolated; the parents or guardians must be notified of the condition; and the child must be removed from the PPEC center as soon as possible. When the communicable disease is no longer present, as evidenced by a written physician’s statement, the child may return to the PPEC center.
8. (8) PPEC center staff members suspected of having a communicable disease must not return to the PPEC center until the signs and symptoms related to the communicable disease are no longer present, as evidenced by a written physician’s statement.

Rulemaking Authority 400.914(1) FS. Law Implemented 400.914(1)(e) FS. History–New 3-8-89, Formerly 10D-102.020, Amended 6-22-06.