New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 111 - FOOD AND DRUGS › Subchapter 21 - HOUSEKEEPING, SANITATION AND SAFETY › Section 8:111-21.3 - Client care environment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The facility
				shall meet the following housekeeping and sanitation conditions and develop and
				maintain policies that reflect such conditions as noted in this subchapter:
1. The facility and its contents shall be clean to
				sight and touch and free of dirt and debris;
2. All rooms shall be free of condensation, mold
				growth and noxious odors;
3. All
				equipment and materials necessary for cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing (if
				applicable) shall be available in the facility at all times;
4. Thermometers, which are accurate to within
				three degrees Fahrenheit shall be kept in a visible location in refrigerators,
				freezers and storerooms used for perishable and other items subject to
				deterioration;
5. Articles in storage
				shall be elevated from the floor and away from walls, ceilings, and air
				vents;
6. Aisles in storage areas shall
				be kept unobstructed;
7. Controls safe
				for clients, staff and pets shall be used to minimize and eliminate the presence of
				rodents, flies, roaches and other vermin in the facility, and to prevent the
				breeding, harborage or feeding of vermin.
i. All
				openings to the outer air shall be effectively protected against the entrance of
				insects and other vermin;
8.
				Toilet tissue, soap and disposable towels or air driers shall be provided in each
				bathroom at all times, with soap and disposable towels or air driers provided at
				each hand washing sink.
i. Bathrooms with multiple
				hand washing sinks shall provide at least one soap dispenser and one disposable
				towel dispenser or air drier for every two hand washing sinks.
ii. A soap dispenser and towel dispenser shall be
				provided by each hand washing sink and utility sink throughout the
				facility;
9. Mattresses,
				pillows, blankets, draperies, upholstery and other fabrics or decorations shall be
				fire-resistant and flameproof;
10. Latex
				foam pillows shall be prohibited;
11.
				Equipment requiring drainage shall be drained to a sanitary connection, in
				accordance with State and local codes;
12. The temperature within client areas of the
				facility shall be maintained at a minimum of 72 degrees Fahrenheit, and shall not
				exceed 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
i. The facility
				shall maintain adequate ventilation in all areas used by clients.
ii. The facility shall establish a written heat
				emergency action plan to be implemented whenever the indoor air temperature is 82
				degrees Fahrenheit or higher for four consecutive hours; and
13. Facilities serving women with dependent
				children on the premises shall ensure that children are not exposed to lead-based
				paint hazards in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:51, Childhood Lead
				Poisoning. Facilities constructed prior to 1978 shall be considered to contain
				lead-based paint unless an inspection and testing by an individual with a New Jersey
				Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor permit has determined that the paint does not contain
				lead.