(c)

1. (1) A supply of clean bed linen shall be available at all times.
2. (2) A minimum of two (2) clean sheets and one (1) pillowcase shall be provided for each bed on a weekly basis.

3. (3) Linens shall be changed as often as necessary in order to keep the patients:

   1. (A) Clean;
   2. (B) Comfortable; and
   3. (C) Dry.

(e) The minimum supply of linen based on patient capacity shall be:

1. (1) Sheets — four (4) times bed capacity;
2. (2) Draw sheets — three (3) times bed capacity;
3. (3) Pillowcases — three (3) times bed capacity;
4. (4) Bath towels — two (2) per patient per week;
5. (5) Washcloths — four (4) per patient per week; and
6. (6) Bedspreads or blankets — two (2) times bed capacity.

(f)

1. (1) Blankets shall be:

   1. (A) Provided to ensure the warmth of each patient; and
   2. (B) Laundered to ensure cleanliness and freedom from odors.
2. (2) The blankets shall be individually assigned to patients and not passed indiscriminately to patients without first being laundered.

(g) Where laundry is provided on the facility premises:

1. (1) An employee shall be designated in charge of the service;
2. (2) Table linens shall be laundered separately from bed linen and clothing;
3. (3) Patients and personal laundry shall not be washed with bed linen;

4. (4)

   1. (A) Equipment and doorways in existing laundries must be so arranged that soiled linen and clothing can be delivered to the washing machines without coming near the dryers and clean laundered material.
   2. (B) Hand-washing facilities must be provided for the staff with soap and towel dispensers nearby;
5. (5) Soiled linens shall be covered or placed in enclosed containers before being transported to the laundry;
6. (6) Soiled linens shall be stored in a vented area designated only for soiled linens; and

7. (7)

   1. (A) Infected linens shall be tagged with a label marked "Infected" prior to being sent to the soiled linen storage room.
   2. (B) In the laundry, infected linens shall be disinfected by soaking in a chemical solution before being laundered.