No person shall conduct or maintain a boarding
home for children without a license first having been obtained therefor
from the Division of Health covering all the premises to be so used.
Every application for a license shall be in
writing, and it shall contain a full description of the premises and
buildings intended to be used for such purposes, the age, qualifications
and training of the person in charge and satisfactory proof that each
person residing in the licensed premises or otherwise employed thereat
is free from communicable disease.
Every license issued under this article shall
state the names of the licensee, the location of the licensed premises
and the maximum number of children that may be maintained, boarded
or cared for at any time.
[Amended 12-11-1984 by Ord. No. 1954; 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2375]
The license fee for conducting a boarding home for children shall be as set forth in Chapter 145, Fees. The fee is intended to be an annual fee but, when paid, shall cover only the balance of the calendar year during which the same is so paid or payable.
In addition to the right to revoke any license
contained in other provisions of this Code, any license granted under
this article shall be revocable upon proof to the Division of misstatement
of material facts in the application therefor or upon failure of the
licensee to furnish proof to the Division that the licensee has deposited
a surety bond of $1,000 with the State Department of Institutions
and Agencies for each child boarded or to be boarded from outside
of the state or upon the failure of the licensee to permit inspection
of the licensed premises or records by the employee of the Division
of Health.
In addition to any other provision in this Code
contained and affecting the maintenance of premises or buildings,
the following regulations shall apply to the conduct or maintenance
of boarding homes for children:
A.
The premises shall at all times be attended by a sufficient
number of competent adult persons.
B.
The buildings shall be approved by the local fire
authorities, zoning authorities and Health Officer.
C.
Not more than one family shall reside in the building.
D.
All buildings and all appurtenant premises surrounding
the same shall be subject to and open for inspection by the Health
Officer at all times.
E.
All rooms shall be above street level, well-lighted
and sufficiently ventilated by windows opening to the outer air.
F.
Doors and windows shall be adequately screened to
exclude flies, and adequate provision for toilet and bathing facilities
must be supplied.
G.
The heating system must be adequate to maintain a
temperature in all rooms of at least 65° F., which shall be maintained
in all inhabited rooms between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2375]
H.
Individual cots and cribs shall be provided for all
children kept overnight or for any longer period.
I.
Individual toilet articles shall be provided for each
child and shall include washcloths, towels, combs and toothbrushes.
J.
All formulas must be prescribed by a registered licensed
physician.
K.
Adequate provisions shall be made for the care of
formulas, sterilization of bottles and nipples and the care of soiled
diapers and bed linen.
L.
All children must be examined by a licensed physician
before admission.
Every person who conducts or who is in actual
charge of a boarding home for children shall keep or cause to be kept
a record wherein there shall be entered the name, age, sex, color
and religion of every child cared for by such person or establishment,
together with the names and addresses of each of the parents of such
child or, in lieu of the names and addresses of each of the parents
of such child, the name and address of the person placing such child
in such boarding home; and the name of every child who dies while
in such person's care, together with the date and the cause of death
and the name and residence of the person who removes the child. This
entry is to be made within 24 hours after such child is given out,
taken away or disposed of in any manner.
All records required by the previous section
or kept in conformity therewith shall be accessible to the Health
Officer or his representative or to the representative of the State
Department of Health for his examination at any time.
No greater number of boarding children shall
be kept at any one time on the premises than that permitted by the
terms of the license.
No normal child shall be boarded in any home
where any member of the family appears to be mentally deficient or
where there is a mentally deficient child.
