NAC449.213. Laundry and linen services.

     1. A residential facility shall:

     (a) Provide laundry and linen services on the premises of the facility; or

     (b) Contract with a commercial laundry for the provision of those services.

     2. A residential facility that provides its own laundry and linen services shall have accommodations which are adequate for the proper and sanitary washing and finishing of linen and other washable goods.

     3. The laundry room in a residential facility must be situated in an area which is separate from an area where food is stored, prepared or served. The laundry must be adequate in size for the needs of the facility and maintained in a sanitary manner. The laundry room must contain at least one washer and at least one dryer. All the equipment must be kept in good repair. All dryers must be ventilated to outside the building. If a washer or dryer is located outside the residential facility, the washer or dryer must be in a room or enclosure.

     4. Clothes, bedding, linens and any other materials laundered pursuant to subsection 1 must be made clean by the laundering process. If a residential facility provides its own laundry and linen services, the residential facility shall:

     (a) Make appropriate use of detergents, soaps, heat or chemicals; and

     (b) Take precautions to ensure that no resident, member of the staff of the facility or other person in the facility is harmed by exposure to the detergents, soaps, heat or chemicals used in the laundering process.

     [Bd. of Health, Group Care Facilities § 14.8, eff. 12-18-75; A 5-7-82; §§ 14.8.1-14.10.2, eff. 12-18-75]—(NAC A 3-6-86; R003-97, 10-30-97; R204-99, 2-10-2000; R073-03, 1-22-2004)