S.C. Code Regs. § ch. 61, 61-125, 61-125.2300, 61-125.2301

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Subsection 61-125.2301 - Design and Construction. (II)

A. Patient and staff hand washing lavatories and patient showers and tubs shall be supplied with hot and cold water at all times.

B. Plumbing fixtures that require hot water and are accessible to patients shall be supplied with water that is thermostatically controlled to a temperature of at least one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit and not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit at the fixture.

C. The water heater or combination of heaters shall be sized to provide at least six (6) gallons per hour per bed at the above temperature range.

D. Hot water supplied to the kitchen equipment and utensil washing sink shall be supplied at one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit provided all kitchen equipment and utensils are chemically sanitized. For those facilities sanitizing with hot water, the sanitizing compartment of the kitchen equipment and utensil washing sink shall be capable of maintaining the water at a temperature of at least one hundred eighty (180) degrees Fahrenheit.

E. Hot water provided for washing linen and clothing shall not be less than one hundred sixty (160) degrees Fahrenheit. Should chlorine additives or other chemicals which contribute to the margin of safety in disinfecting linen and clothing be a part of the washing cycle, the minimum hot water temperature shall not be less than one hundred ten (110) degrees Fahrenheit, provided hot air drying is used.

S.C. Code Regs. ch. 61, 61-125, 61-125.2300, 61-125.2301

Added by State Register Volume 43, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2019.