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