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Chapter 388-145 WAC

Last Update: 5/4/05

EMERGENCY RESPITE CENTERS

WAC Sections

PURPOSE
388-145-0010 What is the purpose of this chapter?
388-145-0020 What definitions apply to this chapter?
GENERAL INFORMATION
388-145-0030 What is an emergency respite center?
388-145-0040 What services may be provided or arranged for by the emergency respite center?
388-145-0050 Are there services an emergency respite center may not provide?
388-145-0060 What age children may a center serve?
388-145-0070 Who may place children at a center?
APPLICATION
388-145-0080 Is a license required?
388-145-0090 How old do I have to be to apply for a license?
388-145-0100 What personal characteristics must a person have to provide care to children at a center?
388-145-0110 What personal information may I be required to provide to be licensed?
388-145-0120 How do I apply for a license?
388-145-0130 What is required to document completed background checks on staff?
388-145-0140 What first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training is required?
388-145-0150 What HIV/AIDS and bloodborne pathogens training is required?
388-145-0160 How long do I have to complete the licensing application packet?
LICENSING AND PROGRAM APPROVAL
388-145-0170 Does the department need to approve the program I offer?
388-145-0180 May a facility have more than one type of license?
388-145-0190 What hours may a center be open?
388-145-0200 How does the department decide how many children a center may serve?
388-145-0210 Will the department grant exceptions to the licensing requirements?
CORRECTIVE ACTION
388-145-0220 Does the department issue probationary licenses?
388-145-0230 When is a license denied, suspended or revoked?
388-145-0240 Are there any other reasons that could potentially cause me to lose my license?
388-145-0250 What happens when a licensor is notified that a licensee has received a noncompliance support order from the division of child support?
388-145-0260 How will the department notify me if my license is denied, suspended, or revoked?
388-145-0270 What may I do if I disagree with the department's decision to deny, suspend or revoke my license?
POSTING LICENSE AND REPORTING CHANGES
388-145-0280 Where do I post my license?
388-145-0290 What changes to my center must I report to my licensor?
FIRE SAFETY
388-145-0300 Must I comply with the requirements of the Washington state patrol fire protection bureau to receive a license?
388-145-0310 Do I need to notify the local fire department of the location of my center?
388-145-0320 Are local ordinances part of the licensing requirements?
388-145-0330 Are there other fire safety requirements for inside a center?
388-145-0340 What are the requirements for smoke detectors?
388-145-0350 What are the requirements for a fire evacuation plan?
388-145-0360 What fire prevention measures must I take?
388-145-0370 What are the requirements for fire drills?
388-145-0380 What fire safety procedures do center staff need to know?
388-145-0390 What are the requirements for fire sprinkler systems?
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
388-145-0400 Does an ERC need approval from the department of health to operate?
388-145-0410 What are the physical structure safety requirements for a center?
388-145-0420 What are the requirements for the location of a center?
388-145-0430 What are the requirements for emergency aid vehicle access to my center?
388-145-0440 What steps must I take to ensure children's safety around outdoor bodies of water?
388-145-0450 What measures must I take for pest control?
388-145-0460 What are the requirements regarding pets and animals at a center?
388-145-0470 Are alcoholic beverages allowed at a center?
388-145-0480 Is smoking permitted around children?
388-145-0490 May I have firearms at a center?
388-145-0500 May I use wheeled baby walkers?
STORAGE OF MEDICATIONS AND CHEMICALS
388-145-0510 Are there requirements for the storage of medications?
388-145-0520 Are there requirements for storing dangerous chemicals or other substances?
FIRST-AID SUPPLIES
388-145-0530 Are first-aid supplies required?
MEDICAL CARE AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
388-145-0540 What are the requirements for medical policies and procedures for a center?
388-145-0550 Must all children accepted for care have current immunizations?
388-145-0560 What must I do to prevent the spread of infections and communicable diseases?
388-145-0570 How do I manage medications for children?
388-145-0580 May I accept medicine from a child's parent or guardian?
388-145-0590 When may children take their own medicine?
FOOD/DIET/MENUS
388-145-0600 Are there general menu requirements?
388-145-0610 How often must I feed children at a center?
388-145-0620 How do I handle a child's special diet?
388-145-0630 Do you have special requirements for serving milk?
388-145-0640 What home canned foods may I use?
388-145-0650 What requirements must I meet for feeding babies?
ROOM REQUIREMENTS
388-145-0660 Are there room requirements?
388-145-0670 What does the room temperature at a center need to be?
388-145-0680 What are the kitchen requirements?
388-145-0690 May I use the kitchen for activities for children?
388-145-0700 May a room be used for more than one purpose?
388-145-0710 What are the general requirements for bedrooms?
BEDS AND CRIBS
388-145-0720 What are the requirements for beds?
388-145-0730 Are there requirements for the use of cribs?
DIAPER CHANGING AND BATHING FACILITIES
388-145-0740 What are the requirements for diapers and diaper-changing areas?
388-145-0750 What are the requirements for bathing facilities?
TELEPHONE/LIGHTING/VENTILATION/WATER/WASTE DISPOSAL
388-145-0760 Do I need a telephone?
388-145-0770 What are the lighting requirements?
388-145-0780 What are the requirements for ventilation?
388-145-0790 What are the requirements about drinking water?
388-145-0800 What are the requirements for sewage and liquid wastes?
LAUNDRY, SINKS, AND TOILETS
388-145-0810 What are the requirements for laundry facilities?
388-145-0820 What are the requirements for washing clothes?
388-145-0830 Do I need a housekeeping sink?
388-145-0840 What are the requirements for handwashing sinks?
388-145-0850 What are the requirements for toilets?
388-145-0860 Must a center have toilet training equipment for children?
INDOOR PLAY AREAS
388-145-0870 What are the requirements for indoor play areas?
OUTDOOR PLAY AREAS
388-145-0880 What are the requirements for an outdoor play area?
388-145-0890 What are the size requirements for an outdoor play area?
388-145-0900 What are the requirements for playground equipment?
TRANSPORTATION
388-145-0910 Are there requirements to follow when I transport children?
CLIENT RECORDS
388-145-0920 What does the department require for keeping client records?
388-145-0930 What written information is needed before a child is admitted to a center?
CLIENT PROTECTION
388-145-0940 What are the requirements for protecting a child under my care from abuse or neglect?
388-145-0950 What are the nondiscrimination requirements?
388-145-0960 Do I have to admit or retain all children at the center?
CLIENT RIGHTS
388-145-0970 Do I have responsibility for a child's personal hygiene?
388-145-0980 Do I have responsibility for a child's personal items at the center?
DISCIPLINE
388-145-0990 What requirements must I follow when disciplining children?
388-145-1000 What types of disciplinary practices are forbidden?
388-145-1010 Does the department require a written statement describing my discipline methods?
PHYSICAL RESTRAINT
388-145-1020 What types of physical restraint are acceptable?
388-145-1030 What types of physical restraint are not acceptable for children?
388-145-1040 What must I do following an incident that involved using physical restraint?
388-145-1050 What incidents involving children must I report?
STAFFING RATIO
388-145-1060 What is the ratio of child care staff to children at a center?
SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN
388-145-1070 What are the requirements for supervision of children at a center?
STAFF POSITIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
388-145-1080 What are the responsibilities of the director?
388-145-1090 Are there general qualifications for all staff in an emergency respite center?
388-145-1100 What are the minimum qualifications and training requirements for center staff?
388-145-1110 May one person hold two positions at a center?
388-145-1120 Who must be on the premises while children are in care at a center?
388-145-1130 Are child care assistants allowed to provide care to a group of children without supervision?
388-145-1140 Are volunteers allowed to provide child care to children without supervision?
388-145-1150 Do volunteers count in the staff-to-child ratio respite center?
388-145-1160 Are professional consultants and case managers needed?
388-145-1170 What clerical, accounting and administrative services do I need?
388-145-1180 What support and maintenance staff do I need?
ON-GOING STAFF TRAINING
388-145-1190 Is in-service training required for staff?
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS
388-145-1200 What are the requirements for an activity program?
388-145-1210 What activities must I provide to children?
388-145-1220 What types of toys must I provide?