Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2-4

Sec. 93. (a) The center schedule shall include provisions for supervised personal hygiene, washing hands before and after meals, and washing hands after using the toilet facilities.

(b) Caregivers shall change wet or soiled clothing promptly. Each child shall have a supply of clean clothing available for this purpose.

(c) If toothbrushes and toothpaste are used, the following applies:

1. (1) The center shall store them in an area inaccessible to children.
2. (2) The center shall not store them in the toilet room.
3. (3) The center shall store them so that one (1) child's toothbrush does not touch or contaminate another child's.
4. (4) The center shall maintain toothbrushes in a clean and sanitary manner.
5. (5) Caregivers shall dispense toothpaste in a sanitary manner.
6. (6) If the sink for tooth brushing is in a toilet room, the faucet and sink must be sanitized before being used for tooth brushing.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.7-93; filed Aug 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 145; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA)