Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5122 - Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services › Chapter 5122-30 - Licensing of Residential Facilities › Section 5122-30-15 - Housekeeping and property maintenance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The facility shall meet applicable
			 standards of the Ohio department of health or certified local health
			 department(s) regarding proper cleaning of dishes and utensils, and proper
			 storage, preparation, and serving of food. Where required, the facility shall
			 obtain a food services permit.
(B)
			 The facility shall utilize sufficient and appropriate garbage and refuse
			 receptacles. Such receptacles shall be durable, and except for individual room
			 wastebaskets, shall be kept covered with a tight-fitting lid. Trash receptacles
			 shall be located in appropriate places throughout the facility and shall be
			 emptied as necessary for hygienic purposes.
(C) The facility shall be kept
			 free of offensive or unpleasant odors.
(D) The facility shall provide for prompt,
			 thorough, routine cleaning of all areas of the facility, including all bathroom
			 fixtures, kitchen appliances, and floors. Dining areas shall be appropriately
			 cleaned after meals and dishes washed and stored. The facility shall provide
			 all necessary and appropriate household cleaning supplies.
(E) The facility shall provide general use
			 items for residents which shall include, but are not limited to, bath soap,
			 toilet paper, sheets, pillowcases, pillows,
			 blankets, and towels. Sufficient supplies of such items shall be stored in an
			 area directly accessible to, and obtainable by residents; soap and toilet paper
			 shall 
								always be available in bathrooms; two clean
			 sheets, a pillowcase, and towels shall be provided to each resident at least
			 once each week. No resident shall be required to sleep on soiled
			 sheets.
(F) The facility shall
			 provide dishes, cups, glasses and flatware sufficient for all residents. All
			 such items shall be free of defects that create a hazard to the user.
			 Except for a crisis stabilization unit,
								disposable
			 dinnerware shall not be used on a regular basis.
(G) Resident responsibilities for
			  assisting in cleaning, and for
			 maintaining an acceptable housekeeping standard, shall be specified in the
			 residential agreement between the operator and the resident.
			 Regardless of the resident agreement, the operator
			 remains solely responsible for assuring a clean facility.
(H) The facility shall make reasonable
			 efforts to be entirely free of insects or rodents; the
			 facility may be required to provide for professional treatment if in the
			 department's discretion the facility requires such treatment.
(I) The facility shall maintain room
			 temperatures appropriate for the comfort and health of residents
			 but shall not exceed eighty-one degrees
			 Fahrenheit.
(J)
								Residents in bedrooms containing separate heating and
			 cooling systems who are capable of controlling them may maintain the
			 temperature of their bedrooms at any level they desire except the facility
			 shall take appropriate intervention if a resident's desired temperature level
			 adversely affects or has potential for adversely affecting the health and
			 safety of the resident or the health, safety and comfort of any other resident
			 sharing the resident room.
(K)
								The facility shall develop a plan for responding to
			 temperatures outside of the range specified in paragraph (I) of this rule. The
			 plan shall include measures to be taken to assure the health, safety, and
			 comfort of residents.
(L) The facility shall
			 provide for interior and exterior repairs to promote an acceptable appearance,
			 and to be free from hazards. The need for re-plastering, painting, repair or
			 replacement of flooring materials, replacement of furniture, repair of
			 sidewalks, steps, windows, porches, ceilings, and roofs shall be assessed
			 during routine inspections and prior to the
			 issuance or renewal of a license, and repairs may
			 be required by the department.
(M) The facility shall
			 provide for proper exterior maintenance of the property. The premises shall be
			 kept free of trash. Lawns and shrubbery shall be appropriately maintained to
			 promote an acceptable appearance.
(N) All structures
			 associated with the home shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary
			 condition, and in a reasonable state of repair.
(O) Refrigerators
			 shall be clean .
(P) Kitchen and baths
			 shall be clean including floors, counters, sinks, tubs, and
			 commodes.