Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 10. Maryland Department of Health |
Part 3. |
Subtitle 16. HOUSING |
Chapter 10.16.06. Certification for Youth Camps |
Sec. 10.16.06.40. Sleeping Facilities in Resident Youth Camps
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An operator shall:
A. Except at a primitive camp, provide a bed, cot, or bunk for each individual;
B. Ensure that each bed, cot, or bunk has a sturdy frame allowing at least 12 inches of clear space from the floor;
C. Ensure that each individual at a primitive camp:
(1) Is provided with a sleeping bag; or
(2) Brings the individual's own sleeping bag;
D. Provide only clean and sanitary bedding to an individual, when bedding is provided;
E. Ensure that a clean, disinfected, vermin-free, hole-free mattress, completely covered with a clean sheet or a plastic mattress cover is provided for each individual;
F. Ensure that a mattress is disinfected annually;
G. Ensure that where double-deck bunk beds are used the:
(1) Clear space above the top of the lower bedding and below the bottom of the upper bunk is a minimum of 27 inches; and
(2) Distance from the top of the upper mattress to the ceiling is a minimum of 36 inches; and
H. Except at a primitive camp, provide at least 30 square feet of floor space per occupant in sleeping areas, including space for aisles between beds.