Ariz. Admin. Code § 6-5-7465

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R6-5-7465 - General Safety

A. Ground Floor: A licensee shall house non-ambulatory children and children younger than 6 only on the ground floor.

B. Licensees that provide services to young adults:

1. A licensee that provides services to young adults shall provide adequate safety information and individualized instruction to promote the safe use of a substance or item that is:

a. Required to be safeguarded under this Section; and

b. Necessary for the young adult's self-sufficiency, such as laundry and cleaning supplies, tools, and kitchen knives.

2. A licensee that provides services to young adults placed in care with their own children shall safeguard substances and items in a manner appropriate to protect the youngest child in residence.

C. Dangerous objects: A licensee shall safeguard all potentially dangerous objects, including:

1. Firearms and ammunition;

2. Recreation and hunting equipment;

3. Household and automotive tools;

4. Sharp objects such as knives, glass objects, and pieces of metal;

5. Fireplace tools, matches, and other types of lighters;

6. Machinery;

7. Electrical wires, boxes, and outlets;

8. Gas appliances;

9. Chemicals, cleaners, and toxic or flammable substances;

10. Swimming pools, ponds, spas, and other natural or artificial bodies of water; and

11. Motorized vehicles.

D. Water Temperature: A licensee shall maintain water that is accessible to children for personal use at a temperature at or below 120° F.

E. Gas appliances:

1. A licensee shall have a licensed and bonded heating and cooling technician annually inspect all gas-fired devices at a facility. The licensee shall get a written report of the inspection for submission to the Licensing Authority at the time of license renewal.

2. A licensee shall equip all gas-fired devices with an automatic pilot gas shut-off control.

3. A licensee shall remove the valves from unused gas outlets and cap the disconnected gas line with a standard pipe cap.

4. A licensee shall not use unvented water heaters.

5. A licensee shall not use kerosene or gasoline for lighting, cooking, or heating.

6. If a licensee uses a natural or propane gas burning device inside a facility, the licensee shall:

a. Install, test, and check carbon monoxide monitoring equipment in a facility's residential environment according to the manufacturer's instructions;

b. Maintain the monitoring equipment in good working condition; and

c. At the facility, keep a copy of the manufacturer's instructions, and, for one year, a record of the tests.

F. Finishes and surfaces:

1. A licensee shall not surface walls or ceilings with materials that contain lead except as allowed by law for protection from wood, pellet, or peat burning stoves.

2. A licensee shall not have any walls, equipment, furnishings, toys, or decorations surfaced with lead paint.

3. A licensee that accepts children who are under age 6, developmentally disabled, or severely emotionally disturbed, shall maintain the facility free of lead paint hazards, including permanent removal of any paint that a child may ingest.

G. Toxic and Flammable Substances:

1. A licensee shall ensure that any poisons and toxic or flammable substances used at a facility are used in a manner and under conditions that will not contaminate food or be hazardous to children.

2. A licensee shall ensure that containers of poisons and toxic or flammable substances are prominently and distinctly marked or labeled for easy identification of contents.

3. A licensee may burn trash only when:

a. Local authorities and ordinances allow burning;

b. The fire is at least 50 feet from any building used for children's residences; and

c. An adult supervises any child involved in the burning.

4. A licensee shall not use charcoal or gas grills indoors or on covered porches.

H. Firearms, Weapons, and Recreational and Hunting Equipment:

1. A licensee shall ban firearms, explosives, and ammunition from a facility and grounds, except a licensee may allow the following:

a. Firearms maintained and used exclusively by trained security guards; and

b. Non-functional, permanently disabled firearms used for ceremonial purposes if such use is documented in the licensee's policy and procedures.

2. A licensee shall keep bows and arrows, knives, and other potentially hazardous hunting and recreational equipment in locked secure storage that is not accessible to children.

I. Tools and Equipment: A licensee shall maintain lawn and garden equipment and maintenance tools and equipment safe and in good repair, and shall allow children to use them only under the supervision of staff. Depending on the developmental level of the child, the supervision need not be direct supervision.

J. Telephone service:

1. A licensee shall equip each living unit that does not house young adults with 24-hour telephone service or an intercom system linked to an outside telephone service, or

2. A licensee that provides services to young adults shall provide a device in each living unit that allows a young adult to immediately summon on-duty staff or emergency services. In addition, the licensee shall provide a telephone onsite. The licensee shall provide written and verbal information to each young adult explaining how to summon assistance in the event of an emergency.

3. A licensee shall conspicuously post, adjacent to the telephone:

a. The address and telephone number of the facility; and

b. Emergency telephone numbers, including fire, police, physician, poison control, Child Protective Services, and ambulance.

K. Smoking:

1. A licensee shall not expose a child in care to tobacco products or smoke.

2. A licensee shall not allow any person to use tobacco products inside buildings.

3. A licensee shall not allow a child in care to use or possess tobacco products.

L. Animals:

1. The licensee shall not maintain, at a facility, any animal that poses a danger to children in care.

2. The licensee shall have written evidence that dogs kept at a facility have current vaccinations against rabies.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-7465

Adopted effective July 1, 1997; filed with the Secretary of State's Office May 15, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Amended by emergency rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 2233, effective June 1, 2006 for 180 days (Supp. 06-2). Emergency renewed at 12 A.A.R. 4732, effective November 28, 2006 for 180 days (Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 2049, effective May 21, 2007 (Supp. 07-2).