Children's Camp - Facility Operator Information

Children day camps and overnight camps are regulated via inspections and plan reviews. Key emphasis is on supervision, health and safety issues. 

Safety Plan Documents

  1. Childrens Camp Safety Plan (PDF)
  2. Pool Safety Plan (PDF)
  3. Beach Safety Plan (PDF)
  4. General Activity Worksheet (PDF)
  5. Sports (PDF)
  6. Swimming (PDF)
  7. Camp Trip Swimming (PDF)
  8. Boating (PDF)
  9. Archery (PDF)
  10. Riflery (PDF)
  11. Horseback Riding (PDF)
  12. Rope or Challenge Courses (PDF)
  13. Camp Trips (PDF)
  14. Spray Ground Facility Operation and Maintenance (PDF)
  15. Safety Plan Addendum - Campers With Disabilities

Report Forms

  1. Application for Permit to Operate DOH3915(PDF)
  2. Wilderness Swimming Site Field Assessment Tool (PDF)
  3. Department of Health 61 - Abuse Report Form (PDF)
  4. Department of Health 61 - Fire Report Form (PDF)
  5. Department of Health 61 - Rabies Exposure Form (PDF)
  6. Department of Health 61a - Injury Report (PDF)
  7. Department of Health 61b - Illness Outbreak Report (PDF)
  8. Department of Health 61e - Ephinephrine Admin Report (PDF)
  9. Department of Health 61h - Multiple Victim Injury Report Form (PDF)
  10. Department of Health 367 (PDF)
  11. Department of Health 367-Addendum (PDF)
  12. LDSS-3770 - Database Check (PDF)
  13. Prospective Camp Director Statement DOH-2271 (PDF)
  14. Required Reporting Poster (PDF)

Procedures and Guidance Documents

  1. Bed Separation Slides (PDF)
  2. Buddy Board System for Swimming Areas (Power Point)
  3. Children's Camps in NYS
  4. Frequently Asked Questions_Campers with Disabilities 01-11-17
  5. General Guidelines for Management of Bats (PDF)
  6. General Safety Tips for PaintBall (PDF)
  7. H1N1 Flu Guidance (PDF)
  8. Helmet Information Pamphlet (PDF)
  9. Illness Outbreaks - Procedure for Handling Out Breaks at Camp (PDF)
  10. Lyme Disease - How to Remove the Tick (PDF)
  11. Measles Prevention At Summer Camp (PDF)
  12. Meningococcal Parent Sample Letter
  13. Meningococcal Response Form Sample
  14. New York State Immunization Requirements 10-2016 (PDF)
  15. NYSIIS Camp Access Information Required (PDF)
  16. NYSIIS Camp Access User Training (PDF)
  17. NYSIIS, What is it? (PDF)
  18. NYS Immunization Schedule (PDF)
  19. Requirements for Children's Camps in NYS (PDF)
  20. Requirements for a Permit to Operate a Children's Camp (PDF)
  21. Sex Offender Registry Search Procecure for Children's Camps (PDF)
  22. Tick and Insect Repellants (PDF)
  23. Vaccine Preventable Disease Camp Procedure 2011 (PDF)
  24. Water Supply Seasonal Start-Up Certification
  25. Water Supply Start-Up Procedures for New York State Children's Camps (PDF)
  26. Wilderness Swimming Guidance (PDF)

Fact Sheets

  1. Amusement Device Fact Sheet
  2. Bunk Bed Fact Sheet (PDF)
  3. Bat Habitat Inspection Fact Sheet(PDF)
  4. Heat Illness Fact Sheet (PDF)
  5. Lyme Disease Fact Sheet (PDF)
  6. MRSA Fact Sheet (PDF)
  7. Mumps Fact Sheet (PDF)
  8. Fecal Incident Response In Pools Fact Sheet (PDF)
  9. Petussis Fact Sheet (PDF)
  10. Rabies - What to Do Fact Sheet (PDF)
  11. Supervision of Boating Activities Fact Sheet (PDF)
  12. Vomit and Blood Contamination In Pools Fact Sheet (PDF)
  13. Life Jackets_The Fit is It Fact Sheet
  14. Meningococcal Fact Sheet

State Memos and Letters

  1. Sunscreen Use New York State Education Department Memo 2012 (PDF)
  2. Vaccine Preventable Disease Measles Camp Operator Letter 2019 (PDF)
  3. Child Abuse and Maltreatment Suspected - Camp Directors Mandated Reporters (PDF)
  4. Sunscreen Use at Children's Camp 2012 (PDF)

State Sanitary Codes and Laws

  1. State Sanitary Code Subpart 6-1 Final 7-6-11 (PDF)
  2. State Sanitary Code Subpart 6-2 Final 7-6-11 (PDF)
  3. State Sanitary Code Subpart 7-2 Final 6-22-16 (PDF)
  4. Child Safety Act - 1392-a (PDF)
  5. Reporting of Crimes Legislation
  6. Epinephrine Auto-Injector Device Policy for Children's Camps (PDF)
  7. Camps for Children with Developmental Disabilities