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7 AAC 10.1050. Caregiver hygiene. (a) A caregiver with a communicable disease, rash, or infection, or an acute respiratory infection, may not work in an entity in any capacity in which the caregiver likely could transmit that disease, rash, infection, or respiratory infection to an adult or child in care. (b) Caregivers shall conform to good hygienic practices, including those described in 7 AAC 10.1045 and this section. (c) A caregiver shall thoroughly wash the caregiver’s hands with soap and warm running water and rinse with water

(1) before food handling, food preparation, food serving, eating, or setting a table;

(2) after toileting, diapering, or assisting with toileting or diapering;

(3) before and after assisting with toothbrushing;

(4) after handling animals, animal waste, or animal cages;

(5) before and after giving medication, except as provided in (d) of this section;

(6) before and after participation in moist play including molding clay, painting, and cooking; and

(7) whenever hands are contaminated with a body fluid, including after nose wiping. (d) If the caregiver is administering medication to more than one adult or child and during the process touches the adult or child, or a surface that might be contaminated, the caregiver may use a bacteriocidal or viricidal hand rinse or hand dip between each administration instead of handwashing. (e) If a caregiver uses gloves, the caregiver shall wash the caregiver’s hands immediately after the gloves are removed even if the hands are not visibly contaminated. The use of gloves does not preclude or substitute for handwashing. (f) If a caregiver provides toothbrushing assistance, the caregiver shall dispense the toothpaste from a shared container in a manner that will not contaminate the toothpaste container. (Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.010 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.140