South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 44 - Department of Health › Article 44:75 - Hospital, specialized Hospital critical access Hospital, and rural emergency Hospital facilities › Chapter 44:75:02 - PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT › Section 44:75:02:09 - Linen

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The supply of bed linen and towels must equal two times the
				  licensed capacity of the facility. The facility shall develop and implement
				  written procedures for the storage and handling of soiled and clean linens. The
				  facility shall contract with a commercial laundry service or the laundry
				  service of another licensed health care facility for all common use linens if
				  laundry services are not provided on the premises. A facility providing laundry
				  services shall have adequate space and equipment for the safe and effective
				  operation of the laundry service.
Commingled patients' personal clothing, common-use linen, any
				  isolation clothing, and housekeeping items shall be processed by methods that
				  ensure disinfection. The facility must process laundry following the laundry
				  equipment and cleaning agent recommendations. If hot water is used for
				  disinfection, minimum water temperatures supplied for laundry purposes shall be
				  one hundred sixty degrees Fahrenheit or seventy-one degrees centigrade). If
				  chlorine bleach is added to the laundry process following the manufacturer's
				  direction, the minimum hot water temperatures supplied for laundry purposes may
				  be reduced to one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit forty-nine degrees
				  centigrade). The facility may wash commingled patients' personal clothing,
				  common-use linen, and any isolation clothing in water temperatures less than
				  one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit if:
(1) The supplier of the chemical specifies
				low-temperature wash formulas in writing for the machines used in the
				facility;
(2) Charts providing
				specific information concerning the formulas to be used for each machine are
				posted in an area accessible to personnel;
(3) The facility ensures-that laundry
				personnel receive in-service training by the chemical supplier on a routine
				basis, regarding chemical usage and monitoring of wash operations;
				and
(4) The facility ensures
				personnel monitor chemical usage and wash water temperatures at least monthly
				to ensure conformance with the chemical supplier's instructions.
Any patient's personal clothing that is not commingled may be
				  processed according to manufacturer's recommendations using water temperatures
				  and detergent in quantity as recommended by the garment or detergent
				  manufacturer. The facility shall have distinct areas for the storage and
				  handling of clean and soiled linens. Those areas used for the storage and
				  handling of soiled linens shall be negatively pressurized. The facility shall
				  establish procedures for the handling and processing of contaminated linens.
				  Soiled linen shall be placed in closed containers prior to transportation.
				  Clean linens must be transported in containers used exclusively for clean
				  linens, must be kept covered with dust covers at all times while in transit or
				  in hallways, and must be stored in areas designated exclusively for this
				  purpose. The department must review and approve any written request for any
				  modification of the requirements of this section before any changes are
				  made.
The facility must sort and process environmental cleaning
				  and disinfection cleaning cloths, microfiber cloths, mop heads, and other
				  textiles in loads separate from healthcare textiles.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 34-12-13(1)(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 34-12-13(1)(4).