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(a) Each facility, with the exception of home health agencies and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, must provide a laundry service.
(b) A facility must develop and implement written procedures for handling, processing, storage, and transportation of linen in a manner that will prevent the spread of infection and will assure the maintenance of clean linen.
(c) If a facility operates its own laundry, it must be
(1) located so that steam, odors, lint, and objectionable noises do not reach patient or personnel areas;
(2) well-lighted, ventilated, and adequate in size for the needs of the facility;
(3) maintained in a sanitary manner and in good repair;
(4) separate from any storage area; and
(5) organized so that clean and soiled functions are physically separated.
(d) A facility must have laundry equipment which provides hot water at a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
(e) Hand-washing and toilet facilities for laundry personnel must be provided at a location convenient to the laundry.
(f) Separate covered carts must be used for transporting soiled and clean linen. The carts must be clearly labeled and equipped with washable covers that are laundered or suitably cleaned daily.
History: Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88
Authority: AS 18.05.040
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