Equipment and Supplies

Section 330 Section 330.2420  Equipment and Supplies a)         The facility shall have a supply of thermometers, emesis basins, ice bags, hot water bottles or equivalent, bedpans, urinals, and sets of enema equipment sufficient to meet the needs of its residents. b)         At least one privacy screen shall be available in the facility for emergency use when resident privacy is needed. c)         A sufficient supply of linen and bedding in good condition to provide proper care and comfort to the residents shall be maintained.  The linen supply shall include, but not be limited, to the following: 1)         Sheets, four per bed. 2)         Pillowcases, three per bed. 3)         Bed blankets, two per bed. 4)         Bedspreads, two per bed. 5)         Washcloths and hand towels, as needed. 6)         Bath towels, three per bed. 7)         Patient hospital gowns as needed. 8)         Pillows, one per bed plus a ten percent reserve. d)         A first-aid kit or emergency box shall be maintained in every facility. The first aid kit or emergency box shall contain bandages, sterile gauze dressings, bandage scissors, tape, sling, burn ointment, and any other equipment deemed necessary by the advisory physician or the medical advisory committee. e)         Activity program supplies shall be provided to maintain an ongoing program to meet the varied interests and needs of the residents.  These supplies shall include, but are not limited to, games, crafts supplies, current magazines, books, radio, television, and a device for playing music, which shall include but is not limited to a record player or CD player. f)         Dishes and kitchen equipment shall be provided as set forth in Sections 330.2000 and 330.2010. g)         Cleaning equipment and supplies shall be provided as set forth in Sections 330.2210 through 330.2220. h) The use of latex gloves by facility food service and direct care personnel is prohibited.  If a crisis exists that interrupts a facility's ability to reliably source nonlatex gloves, facility personnel may use latex gloves upon a resident .  However, during the crisis, facility personnel shall prioritize, to the extent possible, using nonlatex gloves for the preparation and handling of food or for treatment of any resident with a self-identified allergy to latex and, for direct care personnel, the treatment of any resident upon whom the latex gloves are to be used who is unconscious or otherwise physically unable to communicate, and whose medical history lacks sufficient information to indicate whether or not the resident has a latex allergy. (Sections 10(a), 10(c), and 15 of the Latex Glove Ban Act)