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Rule 129.04 App. A Sec.13 Appendix A. Standards for Operation of a Secure Juvenile Detention Facility - Section 13. Hygiene and Sanitation

Dismissal to Allow Prosecution Under General Law

SECTION 13.

HYGIENE AND SANITATION

Essential Elements

13.1.The facility shall comply with applicable federal, state, and local sanitation and health codes on an annual basis.

A. Written policy and procedure as a minimum standard shall require daily sanitation inspections of all facility areas.

B. The facility’s water source shall be approved by an independent outside source to be in compliance with Federal Safe Drinking Water Act Regulations.

C. The facility shall provide for waste disposal through the appropriate regulatory agency.

13.2.The facility shall have a written policy and procedure to provide for the control of vermin and pests.

13.3.Juveniles shall be showered upon admission and issued clean clothing, to include socks, underwear, and outerwear suitable to the juvenile.

13.4.Clean socks, underwear, and towels to be issued daily, and clean outerwear at least three times per week.

13.5.All juveniles shall shower daily.

13.6.The facility shall have procedures to govern the distribution of all implements or articles necessary to provide for proper personal hygiene.

13.7.Clean bedding, linens and sufficient blankets shall be issued to provide comfort under existing temperatures. Linens shall be laundered or changed at least weekly or as often as may be directed by health reasons.

13.8.The stored supply of clothing, linens, and bedding shall exceed what is required for the facility’s juvenile population.

13.9.Hair care services shall be available to juveniles.

13.10.Juvenile’s personal clothing is to be cleaned and, when necessary, disinfected after admission and before storage or before allowing the juvenile to retain and wear.

Cross-reference:

Missouri Revised Statutes

Section 211.011, RSMo, "purpose of Law..."

Section 211.151, RSMo, "Purpose of Law..."

Section 211.331, RSMo, "Detention Facilities..."

Missouri Supreme Court Rules

Rule 127.03, "Designation of Detention Facility".)