(a) In addition to Section 80088, the following shall apply.
(b) As a condition of licensure, toilets, wash basin, bath and shower fixtures shall, at a minimum, meet the following requirements:
(1) There shall be at least one toilet and wash basin maintained for each six persons residing in the facility, including children and personnel.
(2) There shall be at least one shower or bathtub maintained for each ten persons residing in the facility, including children and personnel.
(3) Toilets and bathrooms shall be located so that children do not have to go out-of-doors to have access to such accommodations.
(4) Individual privacy shall be provided in all toilet, bath, and shower areas.
(c) The licensee shall provide and make readily available to each child the following furniture, equipment and supplies necessary for personal care and maintenance of personal hygiene:
(1) An individual bed maintained in good repair; equipped with good springs and a clean mattress; and supplied with pillow(s) which are clean and in good repair.
(A) No group home shall have more beds for children's use than required for the maximum capacity approved by the licensing agency.
1. This requirement shall not apply to the bed(s) made available for illness or separation of others in an isolation room or area as specified in Section 80075(b).
(B) Fillings and covers for mattresses and pillows shall be flame retardant.
(C) The use of cots, trundle, or bunk beds shall be prohibited.
(2) Clean linen in good repair, including lightweight, warm blankets and bedspreads; top and bottom bed sheets; pillow cases; mattress pads; and bath towels, hand towels and wash cloths.
(A) The quantity of linen provided shall permit changing the linen at least once each week, or more often when indicated to ensure that clean linen is in use by children at all times.
(B) Use of common towels and wash cloths shall be prohibited.
(3) Items used to maintain basic personal hygiene practices, including but not limited to shampoo, feminine napkins, nonmedicated soap, toilet paper, toothbrush, toothpaste, and comb.
(4) The licensee shall provide each child storage space for their private use including, but not limited to:
(A) Portable or permanent closets and drawer space in the child's bedroom to accommodate the child's clothing and personal belongings.
1. A minimum of two drawers or eight cubic feet (.2264 cubic meters) of drawer space, whichever is greater, shall be provided for each child.
(d) The administrator or facility manager, or their responsible designee, shall:
(1) Apply the “Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard,” as specified in Section 84067, when determining whether a child should have access to disinfectants and cleaning solutions; and
(2) Ensure that the child is properly trained to safely use disinfectants and cleaning solutions.
(e) The following facilities shall maintain a signal system which meets the requirements specified in (e) and (f) below. Such system shall be used by children to summon staff during an emergency:
(1) All facilities with a licensed capacity of 31 or more children.
(2) All facilities having separate floors and not providing full-time staff on each floor whenever children are present.
(3) All facilities having separate buildings and not providing full-time staff in each building whenever children are present.
(f) The signal system shall have the ability to meet the following requirements:
(1) Operation from each children's living unit.
(2) Transmission of a visual and/or auditory signal to a central location, or production of an auditory signal at the specific children's living unit which is loud enough to summon staff.
(3) Identification of the specific children's living unit from which the signal originates.
(g) Facilities having more than one wing, floor or building shall be allowed to have a separate signal system in each component provided that each such system meets the requirements specified in (e) above.
(h) The licensee shall provide and maintain the supplies, equipment and reading material necessary to implement the planned activities.
(i) The licensee shall provide and make readily available to each child well-lighted desk or table space and necessary supplies, including reference materials, for school-related study.
(j) Construction or other equipment, including but not limited to incinerators and air conditioning equipment, shall be made inaccessible to children.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1530 and 1530.91, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1501 and 1531, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 361.2(j)(2), 362.04, 362.05, 727 and 16001.9, Welfare and Institutions Code.
History
1. New subsections (d)-(d)(2), subsection relettering and amendment of Note filed 9-3-2010; operative 10-3-2010 (Register 2010, No. 36).
2. New subsection (c)(4), former subsections (c)(4) and (c)(4)(A) redesignated as (c)(4)(A) and (c)(4)(A)1., amendment of subsection (d) and amendment of Note filed 3-1-2024; operative 7-1-2024 (Register 2024, No. 9).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
