La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9427

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-9427 - Laundry Services

A. A supply of clean linen, sufficient to meet the requirements of the patients, shall be provided by a laundry service either in-house, contracted with another healthcare facility or in accordance with an outside commercial laundry service. All linens shall be handled, cleaned, sanitized, stored and transported in such a way as to prevent infection.

B. Clean linen shall be delivered in such a way as to minimize microbial contamination from surface contact or airborne deposition. Soiled linen shall be collected in such a manner as to minimize microbial dissemination into the environment. All linen shall be laundered between patient use.

C. Contaminated laundry shall be specially handled according to the hospital's written protocol, which is approved by the infection control officer(s). If laundry chutes exist, linen shall be bagged and the chutes shall empty into an enclosed collection room.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9427

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing LR 21:177 (February 1995), amended LR 29:2419 (November 2003).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2100-2115.