Section DHS 83.44 - Housekeeping services(1) LAUNDRY. (a)Laundry area. The CBRF shall make an adequate number of laundry appliances available to residents who choose to do their own laundry. The CBRF shall have a laundry area to sort, process and store clean and soiled laundry and shall handle clean and soiled laundry so as to prevent the spread of infection.(b)Storage and transport. The CBRF shall have separate clean and dirty laundry storage areas or containers. Storage containers shall be clean, leak-proof and have a tight fitting lid. The CBRF may not transport, wash or rinse soiled laundry in areas used for food preparation, serving or storage.(c)Clothes dryers. The CBRF shall enclose any clothes dryer having a rated capacity of more than 37,000 Btu/hour in a one-hour fire resistive rated enclosure. If the clothes dryer requires a vent, the CBRF shall use dryer vent tubing that is of rigid material with a fire rating that exceeds the temperature rating of the dryer. The dryer vent tubing shall be clean and maintained.(2) CLEANLINESS. (a) The CBRF shall keep all rooms clean and shall make reasonable attempts to keep all rooms free from odors.(b) All toilet and bathing areas, facilities and fixtures shall be clean and in good working order.(c) Every interior floor, wall and ceiling shall be clean and in good repair.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 83.44
CR 07-095: cr. Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 4-1-09.