N.H. Code Admin. R. He-C 4002.11
Children Who Are Ill
Effective Sep 22, 2025#2664, eff 3-30-84; amd by #4157, eff 11-3-86; amd by #4228, eff 2-23-87; ss by #4871, eff 7-24-90; ss by #5203, eff 8-16-91; ss by #6558, INTERIM, eff 8-16-97, EXPIRED: 12-14-97 New. #6719, eff 3-25-98; ss by #7294, eff 5-26-00; ss by #9160, INTERIM, eff 5-26-08; ss by #9310, eff 11-23-08 (from He-C 4002.12); ss by #12046, INTERIM, eff 11-19-16; ss by #12174, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 5-17-17; ss by #12415, eff 11-6-17; ss by #13373, eff 4-22-22; ss by #14356, eff 9-22-25, EXPIRES: 9-22-35Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
(a) Child care staff shall observe each child, each day upon arrival and throughout the day for injuries and symptoms of illness which:
- (1) Impair or prohibit the child’s participation in the regular child care activities; or
- (2) Require more care than child care staff are able to provide without compromising the health and safety of the ill or injured child, or the other children in their care.
- (b) Child care staff shall provide any child who is ill an opportunity to rest or an opportunity to do a quiet activity in a comfortable, supervised area, including areas not regularly considered child care space, such as offices, provided the space is safe for children to occupy, until parents or guardians arrive to remove the child from the program.
- (c) The program manager or designee shall notify a child’s parent or guardian immediately upon determining the need to remove their child from the program due to illness.
(d) The program manager or designee shall contact the bureau of disease control and prevention for instructions in accordance with the following:
- (1) When child care staff or children in the program have symptoms of or are known to have a communicable disease to determine whether the ill individual is required to be excluded from the program; and
- (2) To determine reporting requirements in accordance with RSA 141-C:7, He-P 301.03(c) and (d), and He-P 301.03(h).
- (e) When any child care staff or children in the program have symptoms of or are known to have a communicable disease any spills of bodily fluids shall be immediately cleaned and sanitized as specified in He-C 4002.22(ag) and (ah).
Source. #2664, eff 3-30-84; amd by #4157, eff 11-3-86; amd by #4228, eff 2-23-87; ss by #4871, eff 7-24-90; ss by #5203, eff 8-16-91; ss by #6558, INTERIM, eff 8-16-97, EXPIRED: 12-14-97 New. #6719, eff 3-25-98; ss by #7294, eff 5-26-00; ss by #9160, INTERIM, eff 5-26-08; ss by #9310, eff 11-23-08 (from He-C 4002.12); ss by #12046, INTERIM, eff 11-19-16; ss by #12174, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 5-17-17; ss by #12415, eff 11-6-17; ss by #13373, eff 4-22-22; ss by #14356, eff 9-22-25, EXPIRES: 9-22-35