NAC211.340. Bedding.

     1. Each inmate who is detained overnight in a local correctional institution must be furnished:

     (a) An approved flame-retardant and water-repellent mattress and pillow;

     (b) A sheet or a cloth mattress cover; and

     (c) A blanket,

Ê unless in the judgment of the jailer or other person in charge of the institution, an item would constitute a hazard to the institution or the inmate because of the behavior, mental condition or intoxication of the inmate.

     2. Mattresses, pillows, blankets, sheets, pillowcases and mattress covers must be kept clean and in good repair. Sheets, pillowcases and mattress covers which are used without sheets must be changed and laundered at least weekly and before being issued to an inmate.

     [Bd. of Health, Jails and Local Correctional Institutions, §§ 13.1 & 13.2, eff. 6-13-80]—(NAC A by R104-98, 11-24-98)