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(g) It is permissible to utilize rooms, other than bedrooms, as sleeping spaces; however, any room occupied by a child must have a window that is large enough for egress, permanently affixed walls, and flooring that is acceptable as living space; (h) Children must sleep within calling distance of kin. No child may sleep in a detached building, unfinished basement or unfinished attic; and (i) For infants 0–12 months, the department shall provide safe sleep guidelines to kinship foster parents and kinship adoptive parents. (3) Kinship foster parents and kinship adoptive parents must have a reliable plan for transporta- tion to meet the needs of the child and required safety seats to meet the needs of the child. (4) The home must have at least one unobstructed entrance and exit on each floor of living space, including unblocked doors, large enough for each child to enter and exit, and exit outside. (5) The home and grounds must be free of observable health, sanitation, safety, and fire hazards. Existent health, sanitation, safety, and fire hazards, for example, overflowing garbage, uncontained pet waste, mold, peeling lead paint, excessive debris, exposed wires or electrical outlets, flammable materials within 3 feet of a fire source like a space heater or wood stove, and multiple connected extension cords must be resolved. (6) Tools and hazardous materials, like power or yard tools, cleaning supplies, pesticides, gasoline, alcohol, prescription and over-the-counter medications, and tobacco, must be stored out of reach of children in accordance with the age, development, and other needs of the child. (7) The home must have kitchen facilities for the preparation of meals and food storage, or the kinship foster parent or kinship adoptive parent must have other means of providing meals and storing food. (8) The home must have safe drinking and bathing water. Indoor plumbing is not required; however, children placed in the home must have access to a toileting space. (9) Heating and cooling methods must be appropriate to the climate, including, but not limited to, ceiling and floor fans, portable and window air conditioning units, use of open doors or windows to create cross-ventilation, kerosene and propane heaters, space heaters, and wood burning stoves. Lighting must be appropriate to the needs of the kinship foster parent or kinship adoptive parent and the child. (10) The home must be free of insect and rodent infestation. (11) Outdoor spaces that a child will access must be safe in accordance with the child’s age and development. (12) Kinship foster parents and kinship adoptive parents shall provide supervision appropriate to the child’s age and development when the child has access to any outdoor body of water. (13) The kinship foster parent or kinship adoptive parent must comply with the following standards concerning weapons: (a) Store weapons, including firearms, air guns, BB guns, hunting slingshots, and any other projectile in an inoperative condition in a locked area inaccessible to children; (b) Store all ammunition, arrows, or projectiles for weapons in a locked space separate from the weapons; (c) Kinship foster parents and kinship adoptive parents who are also law enforcement officials and can document that their employer, organization, or agency requires law enforcement officials to have ready and immediate access to their weapons may be exempt from these weapons requirements or the weapons requirements may be modified, provided the kinship foster parent or kinship adoptive parent follows a plan for the safe handling and storage of the weapon. (14) The kinship foster parent or kinship adoptive parent must have a plan for emergency preparedness, including: (a) Access to a working phone or a way in which to call for help, for example, cell phones, Wi-Fi calling, or shortwave radios; (b) The home must have properly functioning smoke detectors on each floor; (c) If the home has gas appliances, the home must have a carbon monoxide detector;