15A NCAC 18A .1617      BEDS: LINEN: Laundry: FURNITURE

(a)  Furnishings, including furniture, curtains, draperies, and blinds, shall be kept clean and in good repair. Mattresses shall be kept clean, dry, and in good repair.

(b)  Clean bed linen in good repair shall be provided for each resident and shall be changed when no longer clean.

(c)  Clean linen shall be stored and handled in a manner to protect from contamination and separate from linen that is not clean.

(d)  Laundry areas and equipment shall be kept clean and in good repair.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A-4; 130A‑235;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. December 5, 1977;

Amended Eff. September 1, 1990;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2024.