ARSD 44:76:11:08. Laundry

The laundry shall include the following: (1) Linen cart storage; (2) Storage for laundry supplies; (3) A lavatory conveniently accessible to soiled, clean, and processing rooms; and (4) Laundry processing room with separate soiled and clean work areas with commercial equipment. Each clothes dryer shall have a galvanized metal vent pipe for exhaust: and The space and equipment layout shall be sized and designed to produce quality linen with a work flow that minimizes potential for cross-contamination of clean linen by soiled linen, contaminated equipment, contaminated air, or splash. Any modification to the standard may be made if the services are contracted to an outside organization. A modification shall be requested in writing by the facility and approved by the department.