Bill
Number: S.B. 1102
McComish
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Marianne Yamnik
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
The McComish
Floor amendment does the following:
- Allows
child care facilities that use an educational philosophy that includes
least restrictive environment as outlined to incorporate the minimum
school facility adequacy guidelines if there are no conflicts with the
requirements established by the Department of Health Services (DHS).
- Permits
these facilities that provide day care services for infants to use floor
bedding instead of cribs if the following requirements are met:
a)
the bedding meets certain
specifications for size and placement and adheres to cleanliness provisions;
b)
the ratio in the resting area is at
least one staff member to every four infants and requires staff to have CPR and
First Aid certifications;
c)
new staff members are supervised for
the first 90 days of employment to ensure compliance with bedding requirements;
and
d)
the facilities give DHS 30-day notice
before implementing the use of floor bedding.
- Outlines
emergency evacuation procedures and allows DHS to require the use of cribs
if a facility does not comply with these requirements.
Page 10, between lines 13 and 14,
insert:
“J. A CHILD CARE
FACILITY THAT PROVIDES SERVICES UTILIZING THE PRACTICE OF A DOCUMENTED
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY INCLUDING LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 36-883.05 MAY INCORPoRATE THE MINIMUM SCHOOL FACILITY ADEQUACY
GUIDELINES PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION F OF THIS SECTION WHEN SELECTING A FACILITY
IF THE GUIDELINES DO NOT CONFLICT WITH FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES.”
Page 18,
after line 15, insert:
“Sec. 5. Title 36, chapter 7.1, article 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-883.05, to read:
36-883.05. Child care
facilities; infants; floor bedding; requirements; emergency evacuation; notice;
definitions
A. A child
care facility that provides child care services utilizing the practice of a
documented educational philosophy including least restrictive environment for
infants and meets the requirements of this section may use floor bedding in the
facility instead of cribs.
B. Floor
bedding pursuant to subsection A of this section must meet all of the following
requirements:
1. Be a MAT
that meets the following dimensions:
(a) Is not less than two inches and
not more than three inches thick.
(b) Is not less than three feet and
not more than four feet long.
(c) Is not less than two feet and
not more than three feet wide.
2. Not be
elevated or raised in any way.
3. Be
covered with a waterproof and washable mattress pad, a washable zip cover and
an individually assigned sheet.
4. Be
assigned to an individual infant and not shared with another infant.
5. Be turned
over at least once a week.
6. Be placed
at least eighteen inches apart, eighteen inches from any wall and two feet from
any other object.
7. Be placed
on a floor that is vacuumed and sanitized every day and, if the floor is
carpeted, is shampooed at least twice a month.
C. The ratio
of staff members to resting infants in the resting area must be at least one
staff member to every four infants. A staff member in the resting area
must be supervised for the first ninety days of employment to ensure the staff
member's proper use of the floor bedding pursuant to this section. Any
staff member in the resting area shall have current certification in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid.
D. If an
emergency requiring evacuation occurs, the infant nursery staff shall place the
infants in an evacuation crib and move the infants in the crib to a designated
evacuation assembly area. Evacuation cribs must be stored not more than
ten feet from the exterior exit. If stored on the outside of the
building, an evacuation crib must be protected from weather. On arrival
at the designated evacuation assembly area, all infants must be physically
accounted for against the sign‑in log and the results reported to the
director of the child care facility immediately. The infant nursery
supervisor is responsible for bringing all attendance sheets, child rosters and
information sheets to the evacuation assembly area. The child care
facility staff shall take appropriate supplies during the evacuation to protect
the children, if possible, during inclement weather.
e. a facility shall
provide the department written notice thirty days before implementing the use
of FLOOR BEDDING pursuant to this section.
F. If a
licensed facility does not comply with the requirements of this section, the
department may require the installation of cribs.
g. A CHILD CARE
FACILITY THAT PROVIDES SERVICES UTILIZING THE PRACTICE OF A DOCUMENTED
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY INCLUDING LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT MAY INCORPORATE
THE MINIMUM SCHOOL FACILITY ADEQUACY GUIDELINES PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-2011
WHEN SELECTING A FACILITY IF THE GUIDELINES DO NOT CONFLICT WITH FACILITY
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES.
h. For the
purposes of this section:
1. ‘infant' means
either:
(a) a child twelve months or younger.
(b) a child eighteen months or younger if not
walking.
2. ‘resting area’ means
a space within the classroom separate from the activity area that contains only
the floor Bedding, infants and staff members.” END_STATUTE
Amend title to conform