Each licensee shall ensure that all of the following requirements are met: (a) Health of employees. Each employee with any of the following health problems shall be excluded from a lodging establishment:

1. (1) The employee is infected with a communicable disease, and the disease can be transmitted to other employees or guests in the normal course of employment.
2. (2) The employee is a carrier of organisms that cause a communicable disease.

3. (3) The employee has a boil, an infected wound, or an acute respiratory infection.

   1. (b) Cleanliness of employees.
4. (1) Each employee shall wash that employee's hands in accordance with paragraph (b)(2) before handling clean utensils or dishware, ice, beverages, food, or clean laundry.

5. (2) Each employee shall wash that employee's hands and any exposed portions of that employee's arms with soap and water in a designated sink by vigorously rubbing together the surfaces of the lathered hands and arms for 15 seconds to 20 seconds and thoroughly rinsing with clean water.

   1. (c) Clothing. Each employee providing services directly to guests or performing housekeeping functions shall wear clean outer clothing that is in good repair.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 36-506; effective June 4, 2010.)