Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status

101561

(a) In addition to Section 101161, the following shall apply:

(b) In a combination child care center with a Level I or Level II component for mildly ill children, facilities and rooms designated for, and used by, mildly ill children shall not be used by children or staff from any other child care center component except as specified in Section 101561(b)(1).

(1) When mildly ill children are not being cared for in the Level I or Level II component, staff and children from another child care center component may use facilities and rooms designated for, and used by, the Level I or Level II component if a qualified staff person approves and sanitation procedures as specified in Section 101638.1 are followed as determined to be necessary by the qualified staff person.

(c) To prevent the spread of illnesses in a combination center with a Level I or Level II component, mildly ill children who begin their day in the Level I or Level II component shall not transfer into any other child care center component for that day unless a qualified staff person approves and the criteria specified in Section 101626.1 are met.

(1) When a child is moved from a Level I or Level II component to another child care center component, the licensee shall document the move in the child's record.

(d) Staff who begin their day in the Level I or Level II component shall not transfer into any other child care center component for that day unless a qualified staff person approves and sanitation procedures as specified in Section 101638.1(d) are followed.

(1) The licensee shall document in the staff file when staff members must follow sanitation procedures as specified in Section 101638.1(d) to prevent the spread of illnesses.

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73 and 1596.81(b), Health and Safety Code.