S.D. Admin. R. 44:73:02:06
The facility shall establish written housekeeping procedures for the cleaning of all areas in the facility and make copies available to all housekeeping personnel. All parts of the facility must be kept clean, neat, and free of visible soil, litter, and rubbish. Equipment and supplies must be provided for cleaning of all surfaces. The equipment must be maintained in a safe, sanitary condition. Hazardous cleaning solutions, chemicals, poisons, and substances must be labeled, stored in a safe place, and kept in an enclosed section separate from other cleaning materials. Cleaning of areas designed for resident use must be performed by dustless methods that minimize the spread of pathogenic organisms in the facility's atmosphere. Each vacuum used in the facility must be equipped to provide effective discharge air filtration of particles larger than 0.3 microns. All environmental surfaces within the facility that are subject to contamination from dust, direct splash, or pathogenic organisms must be cleaned, except medical equipment, supplies, or devices that are the responsibility of other services or departments of the facility.
S.D. Admin. R. 44:73:02:06
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13.
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13.