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 care day camp
requirements.
(B)When does an approved child day camp
follow these requirements?
Approved child day camps 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 requirements for
transitional approved child day camps?
The approved child day camp shall follow
all of the requirements of this chapter, with the following exceptions and
additions:
(1)The approved child day camp shall 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 shall wash hands using soap and water or using hand
sanitizer at the following times:
(a)Upon arrival for the day, after breaks
and upon returning from outside, and prior to leaving for the day.
(b)After toileting or assisting a child
with toileting.
(c)After contact with bodily fluids or
cleaning up spills or objects contaminated with bodily fluids.
(d)After cleaning or sanitizing or using
any chemical products.
(e)After handling pets, pet cages or other
pet objects that have come in contact with the pet.
(f)Before eating, serving or preparing
food, or feeding a child.
(g)Before and after completing a medical
procedure or administering medication.
(h)When visibly soiled (must use soap and
water).
(3)Children shall wash their hands using
soap and water or 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 eating or assisting with food
preparation.
(g)After water activities.
(h)When visibly soiled (must use soap and
water).
(4)The approved child day camp may use
non-permanent sinks to meet the handwashing requirements of this chapter.
(5)The approved child day camp shall ensure
that all administrators, employees, child day camp 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.
(a)If a person has a temperature of 100
degrees or higher:
(i)The day camp shall immediately send the
person home. The individual shall 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 probable to have COVID-19, the individual shall not return
to the day camp until he or she completes isolation or quarantine procedures in
coordination with the local health department.
(b)If a person 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 day camp shall immediately send the
person home.
(ii)The person shall not return to the day
camp until the individual completes isolation or quarantine procedures in
coordination with the local health department.
(c)The requirements of this paragraph also
apply to anyone whose symptoms are assessed after arrival.
(6)The approved day camp shall ensure that
all administrators, child day camp staff members and employees wear a face
covering while indoors, unless not medically appropriate. Face coverings shall
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 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/1511083/8.3.20%20OCHA%20and%20AAP%20Face%20Coverings%20Masking%20Guidelines_.pdf),
the approved day camp 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.
(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 shall:
(a)Notify ODJFS by the next business day in
the Ohio child licensing and quality system as a serious incident pursuant to
rule 5101:2-18-10 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 prior to being permitted to return to the day camp.
(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: 8/25/2020
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 08/25/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.21, 5104.22
Rule Amplifies: 5104.21, 5104.22