New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 321 - SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Part 11 - CRISIS TRIAGE CENTERS
Section 8.321.11.63 - LAUNDRY SERVICES
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.321.11.63
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. General requirements. The CTC shall provide laundry services, either on the premises or through a commercial laundry and linen service.
(1) On-site laundry facilities shall be
located in areas separate from the resident units and shall be provided with
necessary washing and drying equipment.
(2) Soiled laundry shall be kept separate
from clean laundry, unless the laundry facility is provided for resident use
only.
(3) Staff shall handle,
store, process and transport linens with care to prevent the spread of
infectious and communicable disease.
(4) Soiled laundry shall not be stored in the
kitchen or dining areas. The building design and layout shall ensure the
separation of laundry room from kitchen and dining areas. An exterior route to
the laundry room is not an acceptable alternative, unless it is completely
enclosed.
(5) All linens shall be
changed as needed and at least weekly or when a new resident is to occupy the
bed.
(6) The mattress pad, blankets
and bedspread shall be laundered as needed and when a new resident is to occupy
the bed.
(7) Bath linens consisting
of hand towel, bath towel and washcloth shall be changed as needed and at least
weekly.
(8) There shall be a clean,
dry, well-ventilated storage area provided for clean linen.
(9) CTC laundry supplies and cleaning
supplies shall not be kept in the same storage areas used for the storage of
foods and clean storage and shall be kept in a secured room or
cabinet.
(10) CTC shall have a
small washer and dryer for immediate unit needs and to wash clients' clothes.
These washing and drying units shall be equipped to sanitize clothes as a
preventive measure of infection control.
(11) Residents may do their own laundry, if
it is their preference and they are capable of doing so.
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