Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.106 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.106.3 - Construction and Minimum Standards for All Health Care Facilities
Rule 37.106.321 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ALL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) A health care facility must be constructed and maintained so as to prevent entrance and harborage of rats, mice, insects, flies, or other vermin.
(2) Hand cleansing soap or detergent and individual towels must be available at each lavatory in the facility. A waste receptacle must be located near each lavatory.
(3) Cleaners used to clean bathtubs, showers, lavatories, urinals, toilet bowls, toilet seats, and floors must contain fungicides or germicides with current EPA registration for that purpose.
(4) Cleaning devices used for lavatories, toilet bowls, showers, or bathtubs may not be used for other purposes. Those tools used to clean toilets or urinals must not be allowed to contact other cleaning devices.
(5) A minimum of 10 foot-candles of light must be available in all rooms and hallways, with the following exceptions:
50-5-103, MCA; IMP, 50-5-103, 50-5-204, MCA;
