Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-150 - Nursing Care Facility
Section R432-150-26 - Laundry Services
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-150-26
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) the administrator shall designate a person to direct the facility's laundry service that has experience, training, or knowledge of the following:
(a) proper use of chemicals in the
laundry;
(b) proper laundry
procedures;
(c) proper use of
laundry equipment;
(d) facility
policies and procedures; and
(e)
federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
(2) The licensee shall provide clean linens, towels, and washcloths for resident use.
(3) If the licensee contracts for laundry services, there is a signed, dated agreement that details any services provided.
(4) The licensee shall inform the resident and family of facility laundry policy for personal clothing.
(5) The licensee shall ensure:
(a) each resident's personal laundry
is marked for identification;
(b)
there are enough clean linen, towels, and washcloths for at least three
complete changes of the facility's licensed bed capacity;
(c) there is a bedspread for each resident
bed;
(d) clean linen is handled and
stored in a manner to minimize contamination from surface contact or airborne
deposition;
(e) soiled linen is
handled, stored, and processed in a manner to prevent contamination and the
spread of infections;
(f) soiled
linen is sorted in a separate room by methods affording protection from
contamination; and
(g) the laundry
area is separate from any room where food is stored, prepared, or
served.
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