A hospice care center applicant or licensee must provide linen handling facilities with the capacity for receiving, holding, sorting, and separating soiled and clean linens either in:

1. (1) Clean and soiled utility rooms meeting the requirements of WAC 246-335-746; or

2. (2) In a separate linen handling facility meeting the following requirements:

   1. (a) Floor drain(s) located in the soiled linen area;
   2. (b) Handwash sink in soiled and clean processing areas;
   3. (c) Negative air pressure gradient with direction of air flow from clean side of room to dirty side of room is shared;
   4. (d) A folding area on clean side of room; and

   5. (e) Separate clean linen storage located to avoid sources of moist or contaminated air with:

      1. (i) Storage for reserve supply of linens, blankets, and pillows; and
      2. (ii) Space for carts or shelves.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.127.120 and 43.70.250. WSR 18-06-093, § 246-335-742, filed 3/6/18, effective 4/6/18.]