Section 1400-01-.09 - SANITATION/MAINTENANCE(1) Type I, II, III, and IV Facilities shall meet the following requirements unless otherwise specified.(2) Facilities shall be clean and in good repair. Floors throughout the facility shall be kept clean, dry, and free of any hazardous materials or substance.(3) A facility employee shall make daily sanitation and safety inspections. Dates of inspections shall be recorded and conditions noted. Any maintenance problems shall be recorded on a regular maintenance report. This requirement applies only to Type I Facilities.
(4) Facilities shall provide for regularly scheduled disposal of liquid, solid, and hazardous material complying with applicable government regulations. This requirement applies only to Type I Facilities.
(5) Facilities shall provide for control of vermin and pests and shall remove inmates from treatment areas if there is a risk of illness.(6) Inmate housing and temporary holding area walls shall be kept clean and free of pictures or other objects which provide hiding places for vermin or create a fire hazard.(7) All walls, ceilings, floors, showers, and toilets shall be kept free from mold and mildew.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1400-01-.09
Original rule filed August 9, 1982; effective September 8, 1982. Repeal and new rule filed June 29, 1984; effective September 11, 1984. Amendment filed July 31, 2000; effective November 28, 2000. Repeal and new rule filed October 29, 2014; effective January 27, 2015. Amendments filed September 1, 2017; effective 11/30/2017.Authority: T.C.A. § 41-4-140.