(8) if fecal material enters the swimming pool water, add three times the normal shock treatment to the pool water to raise the chlorine level to at least 20 parts per million, and close the pool to swimming for the 24 hours following the entrance of fecal material into the water or until the water pH and disinfectant concentration levels have returned to the standards specified in clause (10), whichever is later; (9) prevent any person from entering the swimming pool who has an open wound or any person who has or is suspected of having a communicable disease; (10) maintain the swimming pool water at a pH of not less than 7.2 and not more than 8.0, maintain the disinfectant concentration between two and five parts per million for chlorine or between 2.3 and 4.5 parts per million for bromine, and maintain a daily record of the swimming pool’s operation with pH and disinfectant concentration readings on days when children cared for at the family day care or group family day care home are present; (11) have a disinfectant feeder or feeders; (12) have a recirculation system that will clarify and disinfect the swimming pool volume of water in ten hours or less; (13) maintain the swimming pool’s water clarity so that an object on the pool floor at the pool’s deepest point is easily visible; (14) comply with the provisions of the Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act in section 144.1222, subdivisions 1c and 1d; (15) have in place and enforce written safety rules and swimming pool policies; (16) have in place at all times a safety rope that divides the shallow and deep portions of the swimming pool; (17) satisfy any existing local ordinances regarding swimming pool installation, decks, and fencing; (18) maintain a water temperature of not more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit and not less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit; and (19) for lifesaving equipment, have a United States Coast Guard-approved life ring attached to a rope, an exit ladder, and a shepherd’s hook available at all times to the caregiver supervising the swimming pool. The requirements of clauses (5), (16), and (18) only apply at times when children cared for at the family day care or group family day care home are present. (b) A violation of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), is grounds for a sanction under section 245A.07 or a correction order or conditional license under section 245A.06. (c) If a provider under this subdivision receives a licensing sanction under section 245A.07 or a correction order or a conditional license under section 245A.06 relating to the supervision or health and safety of children, the provider is prohibited from allowing a child cared for at the family day care or group family day care home to continue to use the swimming pool located at the home. Subd. 12. [Repealed, 2007 c 112 s 59]
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