New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 800 - RESIDENTIAL CARE AND HEALTH FACILITY RULES
Part He-P 812 - RULES FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS
Section He-P 812.22 - Sanitation

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 812.22

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The licensee shall maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary environment both inside and outside the facility.

(b) The furniture, floors, ceilings, walls, and fixtures shall be clean, sanitary, and in good repair.

(c) A supply of potable water shall be available for human consumption.

(d) A supply of hot and cold running water shall be available at all times and precautions such as temperature regulation shall be taken to prevent a scalding injury to the patients.

(e) Hot water shall be of a high enough temperature to ensure sanitation when used for laundry, as required in the Facility Guidelines Institute's (FGI) "Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities," (2018 edition), available as noted in Appendix A, and summarized as follows:

(1) One hundred and five to 120 degrees Fahrenheit for clinical areas, representing the minimum and maximum allowable temperatures; and

(2) One hundred and sixty degrees Fahrenheit for laundry by steam jet or separate booster heater, unless a proven process which allows cleaning and disinfection of linen with decreased water temperatures is used which meets the designed water temperatures specified by the manufacturer.

(f) All patient bathing and toileting facilities shall be cleaned and disinfected to prevent illness or contamination.

(g) Cleaning solutions, compounds, and substances considered hazardous or toxic materials, as defined in RSA 147-A:2, VII, shall be distinctly labeled and legibly marked so as to identify the contents and stored in a place separate from food, medications and program supplies.

(h) Toxic materials shall not be used in a way that contaminates food, equipment, or utensils or in any way other than in full compliance with the manufacturer's labeling.

(i) Solid waste, garbage, and trash shall be stored in a manner to make it inaccessible to insects, rodents, and outdoor animals.

(j) In-house trash and garbage receptacles shall be emptied in a timely manner and lined, or cleaned and disinfected after emptying.

(k) Laundry and laundry rooms, if present, shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Clean linen shall be stored in a clean area and separated from soiled linens at all times;

(2) Soiled materials, linens, and clothing shall be transported in a laundry bag, sack, or container and washed in a sanitizing solution used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations; and

(3) Soiled linens and clothing which are considered contaminated with infectious waste under Env-Sw 103.28 shall be handled as infectious waste.

(l) Laundry rooms and bathrooms shall have non-porous floors.

(m) Clean supplies shall be stored in dust-free and moisture-free storage areas.

(n) Any ASC that has its own water supply and whose water has been tested and has failed to meet the acceptable levels identified in this section, or as required by the department of environmental services, shall notify the department upon receipt of notice of a failed water test.

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