La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLXI-1913

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CLXI-1913 - Water Activities

A. The center shall obtain written parental authorization for a child to participate in any water activities or water play activities as those activities are defined in §103

B. Children under age three shall not engage in water activities due to the risk of contamination and disease.

C. The use of saunas, spas or hot tubs is prohibited.

D. Swimming, wading and boating is prohibited in lakes, ponds and other similar bodies of water.

E. The center shall have written procedures describing the method staff shall use to account for children and ensure their safety while engaged in water activities.

F. When children use a pool or other body of water with a depth of more than 2 feet, a certified lifeguard shall be present and supervising the children and may be counted in the child to staff ratio.

1. For on-site water activities, the center shall have documentation of the current certification of the lifeguard.

2. For off-site water activities, the center shall have documentation of the current certification of the lifeguard, such as a letter of documentation that the lifeguard has current certification, whether the lifeguard is furnished by the center or the off-site water location.

G. A center shall have at least two staff members who are responsible for supervising children in swimming or wading pools or in other water activities, whether on-site or off-site, who are certified in infant, child, and adult CPR and pediatric first aid and shall maintain documentation of such certification.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLXI-1913

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 41639 (April 2015). effective 7/1/2015, Amended LR 491714 (10/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:407.40(A)(1).