Section 7.10.1030. Toilet facilities, sinks, showers, and bathing facilities.

	(a)  An entity shall ensure that plumbing in the entity is consistent with good public health practices. An entity located in a municipality with a population of 2,500 or more shall ensure that plumbing is sized, installed, and maintained as required by the applicable state plumbing code developed under AS 18.60.705 - 18.60.740, and by any applicable municipal plumbing code.  
	(b)  Except as provided in 7 AAC 10.1000(c), the requirements of this subsection do not apply to foster homes. An entity shall provide at least the number of toilets, handsinks, and bathtubs or showers set out in the following table:  
                          Minimum Plumbing Fixtures
         Based on Average Number of Adults or Children in Care, Plus
        Employees and Family Members in the Entity During Operation *
Type of Entity  Minimum Number  Minimum Number of       Minimum Number of
                  of Toilets        Handsinks          Bathtubs or Showers
Child care     One for 15 or    One for 15 or      For a center licensed to
center         fewer persons    fewer persons      care for infants or
                                                   toddlers, at least one
               Two for 16 to    Two for 16 to 30   bathtub, portable tub
               30 persons       persons            capable of being filled,
                                                   dumped, and cleaned, or
                                                   sink used only for the
                                                   purpose of bathing
               One additional   One additional
               toilet for each  handsink for each
               additional 15    additional 15 or    
               or fewer persons fewer persons       
Residential    One for every    One for every six  One for every six
child care     six persons      persons            persons
facility,
assisted                                            
living home,                                        
maternity home,                                     
or foster group                                     
home                                                
* This number is calculated based on the anticipated number of individuals
who will be in the entity each day, using a six-month average. Infants are
not included for purposes of calculating the number of persons in the entity.
	(c)  An entity shall provide and maintain clean and sanitary toilet facilities and ensure that in each toilet room  
		(1) 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;  
		(2) toilet tissue is provided from a wall-hung or protected container at each toilet;  
		(3) if one or more partitions are used between toilets, each partition is raised at least 12 inches from the floor and is smooth and easily cleanable;  
		(4) each step stool, if provided, has a nonslip tread made of a water-impervious, durable material;  
		(5) each floor and wall is covered with smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable material; except as provided in 7 AAC 10.1000(c), the requirements of this paragraph do not apply to a foster home or foster group home; and  
		(6) each toilet lid, seat, and handle and each handsink is kept clean and sanitary.  
	(d)  The entity shall ensure that each portable tub, bedpan, and potty-chair, as applicable, is emptied into a toilet, and is cleaned and sanitized in a utility sink or another place approved by the department. The entity shall ensure that the utility sink or other area is used only for this purpose and is cleaned and sanitized after each use. Except as provided in 7 AAC 10.1000(c), the requirement of this subsection regarding segregated use of the utility sink does not apply to a foster home or foster group home.  
	(e)  Except for a foster home or foster group home, or an assisted living home providing service for two or fewer residents, the entity shall ensure that each handsink is used only for its designated purpose and is equipped with soap and  
		(1) at least one accessible single-use towel dispenser or heated air hand-drying device; the entity shall ensure that towels are discarded after each use;  
		(2) cloth towels if each towel is laundered after each use; or  
		(3) individual cloth towels assigned to each adult or child in care if each towel is used only by that adult or child; the entity shall ensure that the towels are cleaned or laundered at least every seven days and before assignment to another adult or child in care.  
	(f)  The entity shall ensure that a shower or other bathing facility is constructed with smooth, easily cleanable walls, and water-impervious, nonskid floors that slope uniformly to a drain. The entity shall ensure that the shower or other bathing facility is located in a room with mechanical or other adequate ventilation. Except as provided in 7 AAC 10.1000(c), the requirements of this subsection do not apply to foster homes or foster group homes.