S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-17.1700.1711

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-17.1700.1711 - Laundry (II)

A. Facility-based laundry services shall be conducted in a clean, safe, and well-ventilated area, divided into specific clean and soiled processing areas and properly insulated to prevent transmission of noise, heat, steam, and odors to resident care areas. The facility shall assure that nonfacility-based laundry services to the nursing home exercise every precaution to render all linen safe for reuse.

B. Laundry services shall not be conducted in resident rooms, dining rooms, or in locations where food is prepared, served, or stored. As an element of the resident's ICP, folding of clean personal laundry by residents is permitted in resident rooms.

C. Clean and soiled processing areas shall either be in separate rooms or be provided with ventilation to prevent cross-contamination.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-17.1700.1711

Added by State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 03, eff. 3/25/2016.