Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.106 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.106.25 - Retirement Homes
Rule 37.106.2521 - RETIREMENT HOMES: HOUSEKEEPING AND MAINTENANCE

(a) each janitor room is clean, ventilated and free from odors;

(b) mop heads, when used, are changed frequently using laundered replacements;

(c) toilets, bathtubs, lavatories, and showers are not used for washing and rinsing of mops, brooms, brushes, or any other cleaning devices;

(d) the transporting, handling and storage of clean bedding, where provided by the retirement home, is performed in such a manner as to preclude contamination by soiled bedding or from other sources;

(e) any cleaner used in cleaning bathtubs, showers, lavatories, urinals, toilet bowls, toilet seats, and floors contains fungicides or germicides;

(f) deodorizers and odor-masking agents are not used unless the room in which the agent is used is clean to sight and touch;

(g) cleaning devices used for lavatories, showers and bathtubs are not used for any other purpose;

(h) dry dust mops and dry dust cloths are not used for cleaning purposes. Dusting and cleaning must be accomplished using treated mops, wet mops, treated cloths, or moist cloths to prevent the spread of soil from one place to another;

(i) the retirement home is free of insects, rodents and other vermin;

(j) all bedding, towels, and wash cloths, where provided by the retirement home, are clean and in good repair. Bedding, towels, and wash cloths, where provided by the retirement home, must be made available to each resident on a daily or weekly basis;

(k) all furnishings, where provided by the retirement home, fixtures, floors, walls, and ceilings are clean and in good repair;

(l) cleaning compounds and pesticides are stored, used, and disposed of in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;

(m) glasses, pitchers, ice buckets, and other utensils used for food or drink and provided in units for use by residents are not washed or sanitized in any lavatory or janitor sink. Approved facilities for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing glasses, pitchers, ice buckets, and other utensils must be provided by the retirement home. In the absence of approved washing facilities, single service utensils must be used; and

(n) all utensils used for food or drink and provided in units for use by residents are stored, handled, and dispensed in a manner which precludes contamination of the utensil prior to use by a resident.