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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 22. Social Services |
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Agency 40. Department of Social Services |
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Chapter 185. Chapter 185 |
Section 460. Swimming and wading activities; staff and supervision
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A. The staff-to-children ratios required by 22VAC40-185-350 E, G, and H shall be maintained while children are participating in swimming or wading activities.
1. Notwithstanding the staff-to-children ratios already indicated, at no time shall there be fewer than two staff members supervising the activity.
2. The designated certified lifeguard shall not be counted in the staff-to-children ratios.
B. If a pool, lake, or other swimming area has a water depth of more than two feet, a certified lifeguard holding a current certificate shall be on duty supervising the children participating in swimming or wading activities at all times when one or more children are in the water.
C. The lifeguard certification shall be obtained from an organization such as, but not limited to, the American Red Cross, the YMCA, or the Boy Scouts.
Historical Notes
Former 22VAC15-30-540 derived from VR175-08-01 § 6.10, eff. November 1, 1993; amended, Volume 12, Issue 04, eff. March 1, 1996; Volume 14, Issue 21, eff. September 1, 1998; Volume 21, Issue 12, eff. June 1, 2005; amended and renumbered as 22VAC40-185-460, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 01, eff. November 1, 2012.