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(Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 1/5/2017, Register 221) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.300 AS 47.05.310 AS 47.25.001 Editor’s note: A copy of the child care food program referred to in 7 AAC 41.215(e)(1) may be obtained from the Department of Health, Division of Public Health, P.O. Box 110610, 350 Main Street, Room 503, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0610 or any other office of that division in the state. 7 AAC 41.220. Environmental health and safety requirements. (a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) shall meet the applicable health and safety requirements of 7 AAC 10.1000 — 7 AAC 10.1095. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable environmental health and safety requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency. (b) A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5) must meet the environmental health and safety requirements of (c) of this section before approval to participate in the child care assistance program under this chapter. (c) In addition to meeting the other health and safety requirements of this chapter, a provider described in (b) of this section shall ensure basic environmental health and safety by meeting the requirements of this subsection. The provider shall

(1) maintain a functional telephone or other identified means of communication;

(2) maintain an ample supply of potable water;

(3) provide and maintain clean and sanitary toilet facilities and ensure that in each toilet room

(A) at least one easily cleanable waste receptacle is provided; if soiled diapers are kept in a waste receptacle until disposed of, that waste receptacle must be covered;

(B) toilet tissue is provided from a wall-hung or protected container at each toilet;

(C) each step stool, if provided, has a nonslip tread made of a water-impervious, durable material;

(D) each floor and wall is covered with smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, easily