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Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHArticle 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING
Rule 410 IAC 6-7.2 - Youth Camps
Section 410 IAC 6-7.2-29 - Buildings and sleeping shelters

410 Ind. Admin. Code 6-7.2-29

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Section 410 IAC 6-7.2-29 - Buildings and sleeping shelters

Authority: IC 16-19-3-4

Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 29.

(a) Buildings, structures, tents, and cabins shall be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe and sanitary condition.
(b) Floors and floor coverings in buildings used for sleeping or camp activities shall be in good repair and easily cleanable.
(c) Buildings used for sleeping shall have screened openable windows or mechanical ventilation as required by 675 IAC 14-4.3-1.
(d) Outside openings shall be screened with at least sixteen (16) mesh screen to prevent the entrance of insects.
(e) Screened doors shall be tight-fitting, in good repair, and self-closing.
(f) At least thirty (30) square feet of floor space per camper must be provided in rooms used for sleeping.
(g) Beds shall be arranged so the heads of the sleepers are at least six (6) feet apart and there is at least thirty (30) inches between the sides of the beds. Beds are not required to be permanently affixed to the floor.
(h) Sleeping rooms shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven (7) feet.
(i) Bedding provided by the camp operator shall be clean and washed before use by a new camper.
(j) Foam bed mattresses shall be provided with easily cleanable mattress covers.
(k) Vertical separation between the top of the lower mattress of a double deck bunk and the upper bunk shall be a minimum of twenty-seven (27) inches. The vertical separation from the top of the upper mattress to the ceiling shall be a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches.
(l) Bunk beds used by campers shall be equipped with guardrails on the upper bunk. Guardrails are required on any side of a bunk not placed tightly against a wall.
(m) At least twenty (20) foot-candles of light shall be provided throughout buildings used for sleeping.
(n) Tent material shall be flame-retardant.

410 IAC 6-7.2-29

Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-29; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3755; filed Aug 29, 2003, 10:30 a.m.: 27 IR 99; errata filed Mar 21, 2005, 10:40 a.m.: 28 IR 2391; errata filed Aug 22, 2007, 9:18 a.m.: 20070829-IR-410070546ACA; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA
Readopted filed 9/10/2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA
Readopted filed 9/10/2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA