Appendix A - List of COVID-19 Symptoms
(A)What are transitional pandemic
requirements for a licensed family child care provider?
Transitional pandemic requirements are
licensing requirements that are followed as Ohio transitions out of pandemic
child care for the COVID-19 pandemic and back to family child care licensing
requirements.
(B)When does a licensed family child care
provider follow these requirements?
Licensed family child care providers
shall 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 licensing requirements for
a transitional family child care provider?
The family child care provider shall
follow all of the licensing requirements of this chapter, with the following
exceptions and additions:
(1)The family child care provider shall
follow all guidelines set by the governor of Ohio or the director of the Ohio
department of health.
(2)The family child care provider shall
follow all handwashing procedures pursuant to rule 5101:2-13-13 of the
Administrative Code with the following additions:
(a)The provider and all family child care
staff members and employees shall wash their hands upon entering the family
child care home and prior to leaving for the day.
(b)All children shall wash their hands
prior to leaving for the day.
(3)The family child care provider may use
non-permanent sinks to meet the handwashing requirements of this chapter.
(4)The family child care provider shall
ensure that all employees, child care staff members and children are assessed
for the symptoms listed in appendix A to this rule prior to or as soon as they
arrive each day. The family child care provider and all residents shall be
assessed for the symptoms listed in appendix A to this rule prior to the start
of the day.
(a)If a family child care employee, child
care staff member or child has a temperature of 100 degrees or higher:
(i)The provider shall immediately send the
person home. The individual shall not return to the program 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 probable to have COVID-19, he or she shall not return to
the program until isolation or quarantine procedures for COVID-19 are completed
in coordination with the local health department.
(b)If an employee, child care staff member,
or child has any of the symptoms listed in appendix A and has had known contact
with someone confirmed or probable to have COVID-19:
(i)The provider shall immediately send the
person home.
(ii)The individual shall not return to the
program until isolation or quarantine procedures for COVID-19 are completed in
coordination with the local health department.
(c)If the provider or a resident has a
temperature of 100 degrees or higher:
(i)The provider shall stop providing care
until the individual has been fever-free without the use of medication for at
least twenty-four hours.
(ii)If the provider or resident has had
known contact with someone confirmed or probable to have COVID-19, the provider
shall stop providing care until the person completes isolation or quarantine
procedures for COVID-19 in coordination with the local health department.
(d)If the provider or a resident has any of
the symptoms listed in appendix A and has had known contact with someone
confirmed or probable to have COVID-19, the provider shall stop providing care
until the person completes isolation or quarantine procedures in coordination
with the local health department.
(e)The requirements of this paragraph also
apply to anyone whose symptoms are assessed after arrival.
(5)The family child care provider shall
ensure the provider, all child care staff members, employees, and residents
wear a face covering, unless not medically appropriate, while indoors. Face
coverings shall cover the individual's nose and mouth.
(6)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 United States centers
for disease control and prevention (CDC) guidelines (which is available at
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OHOOD/2020/08/04/file_attachments/1511083/the
family child care provider shall 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 shall cover the child's nose and mouth.
Per guidance from the CDC, no child two years old and under shall wear a face
covering.
(7)The family child care provider shall not
provide care to sick children pursuant to appendix B to rule 5101:2-13-16 of
the Administrative Code.
(8)If the provider, a resident of the home,
child care staff member or employee of the family child care provider or a
child enrolled in the care of the family child care provider tests positive for
COVID-19, the program shall:
(a)Notify ODJFS by the next business day in
the Ohio child licensing and quality system as a serious incident pursuant to
rule 5101:2-13-16 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 prior to being permitted to return to the program. If the
provider or a resident of the home tests positive for COVID-19, care may not
resume until the isolation or quarantine is complete.
(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 family child care licensing requirements.
Effective: 8/25/2020
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 08/25/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.017, 5104.018
Rule Amplifies: 5104.017, 5104.018