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Required Camp Policies and Documents Guidance
R 400.11111 Written Staffing Ratio Plan
Written Staffing Ratio Plan
Legal Reference: R 400.11111 Number of Staff
- A camp shall develop and follow a written staffing ratio plan for the camper population served. A camp shall ensure that the ratio is not less than as specified in subrule (2) of this rule.
- A camp shall ensure that the ratio of adult staff members to campers at any one time is as follows:
- For campers below the age of 13, during their awake hours there shall be 1 adult staff member for every 10 campers or a fraction thereof beyond the first 10.
- For campers below the age of 13, during their sleeping hours there shall be 1 adult staff member for every 14 campers or a fraction thereof beyond the first 14.
- For campers 13 years of age or older, there shall be 1 adult staff member for every 14 campers or a fraction thereof beyond the first 14.
- For campers with disabilities, during their awake hours there shall be 1 adult staff member for every 3 campers or a fraction thereof beyond the first 3.
- For campers with disabilities, during their sleeping hours there shall be 1 adult staff member for every 6 campers or a fraction thereof beyond the first 6.
- The minimum number of staff on duty and in camp is 2 adult staff members.
- In a camp that has more than 50 campers, the camp director shall not be included in determining the staff member-camper ratio and shall not serve full-time as the health officer as an aquatics supervisor.