Section 465IAC2-12-80. Bath, toilet facilities, and ventilation

   (a) All bathing and handwashing facilities for children shall be provided with hot and cold running water. The child caring institution shall use automatic hot water control valves that maintain the hot water temperature at the point of use between one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F) and one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120°F).

  (b) The group home shall have at least two (2) bathrooms furnished with a sink, toilet, and a shower or tub.

  (c) The group home shall provide separate bathrooms for boys and girls.

  (d) If fewer than seven (7) children of the same gender and nonresident awake night staff are present, the group home may have a minimum of one (1) fully equipped bathroom for children and one (1) half-bathroom for staff use.

  (e) All group homes shall provide resident staff with bath and toilet facilities separate from those of the children.

  (f) Each toilet shall be provided with toilet tissue which is dispensed in a sanitary manner.

  (g) All windows which open, doors not equipped with panic hardware or equivalent, ventilators, and other outside openings shall be protected against insects by at least sixteen (16) mesh screening which is securely fastened as the season requires. (Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-12-80; filed Jun 27, 1991, 12:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2043; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Nov 27, 2007, 6:52 a.m.: 20071226-IR-465070551RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 4:02 p.m.: 20131225-IR-465130459RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Family Resources (470 IAC 3-14-80) to the Department of Child Services (465 IAC 2-12-80) by P.L.234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.