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Agency 28

Department of Health and Environment

Article 4.—Maternal and Child Health

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28-4-586. Outdoor summer camps and mobile summer programs. (a)(1) Each operator conducting an outdoor summer camp or mobile summer program shall meet the requirements specified in this regulation and the requirements in K.A.R. 28-4-577 through K.A.R. 28-4-584, K.A.R. 28-4-587 through K.A.R. 28-4-590, and K.A.R. 28-4-592.
(2) Each operator shall meet the following requirements if the secretary determines that they are applicable to the program and services:
(A) K.A.R. 28-4-576;
(B) K.A.R. 28-4-585;
(C) K.A.R. 28-4-591; and
(D) K.A.R. 28-4-593 through K.A.R. 28-4-596.
(b) Outdoor summer camps.
(1) Premises.
(A) Each outdoor summer camp shall be held in a city or county park or park-like setting that has at least 75 square feet of available space for each child or youth for the program of activities. Each operator shall use the premises according to its intended purpose, with strict regard for the health, safety, and well-being of each child or youth who attends the outdoor summer camp. No child or youth shall be exposed to environmental hazards, including asbestos, lead paint, and pesticides.
(B) If a lake, pond, river, or other large body of water is located within 100 yards of the premises, each operator shall ensure that the water hazard is physically separated from the activity area to prevent access by each child or youth, or shall submit to the secretary a plan for protecting each child and youth from unsupervised access. The plan, which shall be approved by the secretary before the premises are used for an outdoor summer camp, shall include the following:
(i) A description of any natural barriers separating the activity area from the water;
(ii) the approximate distance from the activity area to the water; and
(iii) a plan for increased supervision.
(C) Each outdoor summer camp shall have access to the following:
(i) A shelter or permanent building for protection from inclement weather and for dining purposes, as needed, that is large enough to accommodate the number of children and youth in attendance and for each child and youth to be comfortably sheltered without being crowded; and
(ii) rest room and hand-washing facilities as specified in K.A.R. 28-4-585.
(D) Rest room facilities shall be located in visual proximity to each program activity area.
(E) Each shelter structure shall be in sound condition and good repair and shall be free from accumulated dirt and trash.
(F) If a building is used, the operator shall ensure that the building meets the requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-4-585. A shelter house that has a roof and is enclosed by walls on all sides shall be considered a building and shall be included in determining the license capacity based on 35 square feet of available space for each child or youth.
(G) Each outdoor summer camp shall have facilities for sanitary dish washing available as specified in K.A.R. 28-4-591. If hot water is not available to the sink or if the dish-washing facilities do not meet the requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-4-591, each operator shall obtain approval from the secretary's designee for the use of alternate methods for sanitary dish washing.
(H) Each operator of an outdoor summer camp shall conduct a daily safety assessment of the premises to ensure that the premises are maintained to protect the health, safety, and well-being of each child and youth.
(2) Policies. Each operator of an outdoor summer camp shall develop and implement policies for the following:
(A) The protection and shelter of children and youth in case of inclement weather; and
(B) the use and maintenance of the shelter and rest room facilities, including policies for use and maintenance if the shelter and rest room facilities are owned and operated by another entity.
(3) Transportation. If the operator transports children and youth to and from the outdoor summer camp premises to a designated pick-up and drop-off location, the operator shall meet the requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-4-583, K.A.R. 28-4-593, and paragraphs (c)(4) and (5) of this regulation.
(c) Mobile summer programs.
(1) Each license for a mobile summer program shall be issued for the address of the designated drop-off and pick-up site. Each operator shall submit a new application for each change of location in the drop-off and pick-up site, and for any change in the license capacity.
(2) Each drop-off and pick-up site shall contain a shelter or a permanent building that provides adequate protection from inclement weather for each child or youth.
(3) Each operator shall ensure that no child or youth waits at the drop-off or pick-up site for more than one hour at the beginning of the program day or for more than one and one-half hours at the end of the program day.
(4) Each operator shall ensure that children or youth do not board the transporting vehicle until immediately before it is time to leave.
(5) Each operator of a mobile summer program shall ensure that the program has exclusive use of the licensed area during the entire time that children or youth involved in the program are present.
(6) Each operator of a mobile summer program shall meet the transportation requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-4-593 and the requirements for off-premises activities specified in K.A.R. 28-4-583.
(d) Staff records. Any operator of an outdoor summer camp or a mobile summer program may keep the staff records specified in K.A.R. 28-4-582 at a designated central office location. Each operator shall make these records available to the secretary or the secretary's designee upon request. Each operator shall keep health records and contact information for emergency notification immediately available in case of emergency.
(e) Children and youth records. Any operator may keep children and youth records as specified in K.A.R. 28-4-582 on file at a designated central office location. Each operator shall make these records available to the secretary or the secretary's designee upon request. Each operator shall ensure that the following records for each child or youth are immediately available in case of emergency:
(1) Health history;
(2) authorization for emergency medical care; and
(3) emergency contact information. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-508; effective, T-28-4-1-02, April 1, 2002; effective Jan. 10, 2003.)
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