Appendix A - List of COVID-19 Symptoms

(A)What are transitional pandemic requirements for an approved child day camp?

Transitional pandemic requirements are child day camp requirements that are followed as Ohio transitions out of pandemic child care for the COVID-19 pandemic and back to child day camp requirements.

(B)When does an approved child day camp follow these requirements?

Approved child day camps are to follow these requirements when the governor of Ohio declares a state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic and/or directs ODJFS to issue transition requirements.

(C)What are the requirements for transitional approved child day camps?

The approved child day camp is to follow all operating procedures pursuant to Chapter 5101:2-18 of the Administrative Code, with the following exceptions and additions:

(1)The approved child day camp will follow all guidelines set by the governor of Ohio or the director of the Ohio department of health.

(2)The administrator, child day camp staff members and employees will wash hands using soap and water or using hand sanitizer at the following times:

(a)Upon arrival and prior to leaving for the day.

(b)Upon entering a classroom, after breaks and upon returning from outside.

(c)After toileting or assisting a child with toileting.

(d)After contact with bodily fluids or cleaning up spills or objects contaminated with bodily fluids.

(e)After cleaning or sanitizing or using any chemical products.

(f)After handling pets, pet cages or other pet objects that have come in contact with the pet.

(g)Before and after eating, serving or preparing food, or feeding a child.

(h)Before and after completing a medical procedure or administering medication.

(i)After caring for someone who is sick.

(j)After blowing their nose, coughing or sneezing.

(k)Before and after touching their face or handling their mask.

(l)When visibly soiled (will use soap and water).

(3)All children will wash their hands using soap and water or using hand sanitizer at the following times:

(a)Upon arrival and prior to leaving for the day.

(b)After toileting.

(c)After contact with bodily fluids.

(d)After returning inside after outdoor play.

(e)After handling pets, pet cages or other pet objects that have come in contact with the pet before moving on to another activity.

(f)Before and after eating or assisting with food preparation.

(g)After water activities.

(h)After blowing their nose, coughing or sneezing.

(i)After touching their face or handling their mask.

(j)When visibly soiled (will use soap and water).

(4)The approved child day camp may use non-permanent sinks to meet the handwashing requirements of Chapter 5101:2-18 of the Administrative Code.

(5)The approved child day camp will ensure that all administrators, employees, child day camp staff members and children are assessed for temperature and the symptoms listed in appendix A to this rule prior to or as soon as they arrive each day.

(a)If a person has a temperature of one hundred degrees Fahrenheit or higher:

(i)The day camp will immediately send the person home. The individual will not return to the day camp until he or she has been fever-free without the use of medication for at least twenty-four hours.

(ii)If the person had known contact with someone confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19, the individual will not return to the day camp until isolation or quarantine protocols for COVID-19 are completed in coordination with the local health department or in compliance with the Ohio department of health (ODH) and United States centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) guidelines.

(b)If a person has any of the symptoms listed in appendix A to this rule and has had known contact with someone with confirmed or suspected COVID-19:

(i)The day camp will immediately send the person home.

(ii)The individual will not return to the day camp until isolation or quarantine protocols for COVID-19 are completed in coordination with the local health department or in compliance with ODH and CDC guidelines.

(c)The requirements of this paragraph also apply to anyone whose symptoms are assessed after arrival.

(6)The approved day camp will ensure that all administrators, child day camp staff members and employees wear a face covering while indoors, unless not medically appropriate. Face coverings cover the individual's nose and mouth.

(7)In accordance with the recommendations of the Ohio children's hospital association which is consistent with the Ohio chapter, American academy of pediatrics (Ohio AAP) and CDC guidelines (which is available at http://ohioaap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Face-Mask-Guidance.pdf) the day camp will ensure that all school-age children wear a face covering while indoors, unless not medically or developmentally appropriate. "School-age child" means a child who is enrolled in and attending a grade of kindergarten or above but is less than fifteen years old or, in the case of a child who is receiving special needs child care, is less than eighteen years old. Face coverings cover the child's nose and mouth.

(8)If an administrator, employee, or child day camp staff member employed by the child day camp or a child enrolled in the child day camp tests positive for COVID-19, the program is to:

(a)Notify ODJFS by the next business day in the Ohio child licensing and quality system as a serious incident pursuant to rule 5101:2-18-10 of the Administrative Code.

(b)Notify the local health department by the next business day.

(c)Ensure that the person completes isolation or quarantine procedures for COVID-19 in coordination with the local health department or in compliance with ODH and CDC guidelines prior to being permitted to return to the program.

(9)If the approved day camp wants to divide a room into smaller spaces to serve additional groups of children, dividers may be used if they meet the following requirements:

(a)The dividers are at least six feet in height.

(b)The dividers are made from a nonporous material or other material that can be sanitized.

(c)The dividers meet any requirements set by the department of commerce, local building department, state fire marshal or local fire safety inspector.

(D)How long is the transitional pandemic rule effective?

The transitional pandemic rule is valid until the governor of Ohio rescinds the state of emergency and/or directs ODJFS to return to full child day camp requirements.

Effective: 5/9/2021

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 05/09/2026

Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Date: 04/29/2021

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 5104.21, 5104.22

Rule Amplifies: 5104.21, 5104.22