Section 170-296A-7100. Infant safe sleep practices.

(1) Infant safe sleep practices must be followed when infants are napping or sleeping. The licensee or staff must:

(a) Place an infant to sleep on his or her back. If the infant has turned over while sleeping, the infant does not need to be returned to his or her back;

(b) Place an infant in sleeping equipment consistent with WAC 170-296A-7075 and 170-296A-7085;

(c) Not allow blankets, stuffed toys, pillows, crib bumpers and similar items in the infant sleeping equipment, or allow a blanket to cover or drape over the sleeping equipment;

(d) Not cover an infant's head and face during sleep;

(e) Take steps so infants do not get too warm during sleep with the infant's arms free; and

(f) Not place the infant in another sleeping position other than on their backs, or use a sleep positioning device unless required by a written directive or medical order from the infant's health care provider. This directive or medical order must be in the infant's file.

(2) The licensee must:

(a) Complete annual infant safe sleep training as required in WAC 170-296A-1800; and

(b) Provide and document annual infant safe sleep training for all staff and volunteers as required in WAC 170-296A-2075.

(3) When the department finds the licensee in violation of infant safe sleep practices, the licensee must:

(a) Post the notice of violation in the licensed space as required by RCW 43.215.525 (1)(c); and

(b) Within five working days of receiving notice of the violation, provide the parents and guardians of enrolled children with:

(i) A letter describing the safe sleep violation; and

(ii) Written information on safe sleep practices for infants.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 15-17-130, § 170-296A-7100, filed 8/19/15, effective 9/19/15; WSR 11-23-068, § 170-296A-7100, filed 11/14/11, effective 3/31/12.]

RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 15-17-130, § 170-296A-7100, filed 8/19/15, effective 9/19/15; WSR 11-23-068, § 170-296A-7100, filed 11/14/11, effective 3/31/12.

Rules

170-296A-7075,170-296A-7085,170-296A-1800,170-296A-2075,