# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 18 — Large Family Child Care Homes

### Chapter 05 — Home Environment and Equipment

#### Regulation .13 Swimming Facilities.

*COMAR 13A.18.05.13*

A. A provider or substitute may permit children in care to use only swimming facilities that:

  (1) Are subject to State or local standards of health, sanitation, and safety; and

  (2) Meet those standards.

B. An above-ground swimming pool:

  (1) May not be used for swimming activities; and

  (2) Shall be made inaccessible to children in care.

C. A child in care may not use a pool, such as a fill-and-drain molded plastic or inflatable pool.