- 3256.1 Each facility shall provide housekeeping and maintenance services necessary to maintain the exterior and the interior of the facility in a safe, sanitary, orderly, comfortable and attractive manner.
- 3256.2 Each housekeeping employee shall have as his or her primary responsibility the sanitary maintenance of the facility.
- 3256.3 No nursing or dietary employee shall perform housekeeping duties on a routine basis.
- 3256.4 Each housekeeping employee shall keep the facility free from offensive odors, accumulations of dirt, rubbish, dust, and hazards.
- 3256.5 Each storage area, attic, and basement shall be kept safe and free from any accumulation of extraneous materials such as refuse, discarded furniture, and other waste materials.
- 3256.6 Each combustible, such as cleaning rags and compounds, shall be kept in a closed container when not in use.
- 3256.7 The housekeeping staff shall thoroughly clean any bedroom that has been used by a resident before it is used by any other resident.
- 3256.8 Each resident room shall be cleaned and arranged in an orderly fashion and shall be well-ventilated.
- 3256.9 Odor control shall be achieved by cleanliness and proper ventilation.
- 3256.10 The facility shall develop policies and procedures relating to the operation of housekeeping and maintenance services.
- 3256.11 Maintenance services shall include the responsibility for the provision of light, heat, power, and water to each building and transmission points where they are to be used.
- 3256.12 Each building, each piece of equipment, and the grounds shall be regularly maintained and attended.
- 3256.13 Each building shall be maintained in good repair and shall be free of any hazard, such as cracks, warped or loose boards, loose tiles, loose or broken windowpanes.
- 3256.14 A regularly scheduled in-service training program shall be provided for housekeeping and maintenance staff.
SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 473 (January 18, 2002).