26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.323 - Housekeeping Services
(a) The facility
must provide sufficient housekeeping and maintenance personnel, equipment, and
supplies to maintain the interior, exterior, and grounds of the facility in a
safe, clean, orderly, and attractive manner. In a nursing facility, an employee
must be designated as responsible for housekeeping services.
(b) Occupied resident rooms must be cleaned
and put in order at least daily.
(c) Storage areas must be kept safe and free
from accumulations of extraneous materials such as refuse, discarded furniture,
and newspapers. Combustibles, such as cleaning rags and compounds, must be kept
in closed metal containers and labeled.
(d) Attics, mechanical rooms, boiler rooms,
and other similar areas must not be used for storage purposes.
(e) All bleaches, detergents, disinfectants,
insecticides, and other poisonous substances must be kept in a safe place
accessible only to employees. They must not be kept in containers previously
containing food or medicine. Containers must be labeled.
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