WAC 246-335-762. Environmental services facilities

(1) The hospice care center must provide a waste handling area including storage area in a separate area designed to maintain pest control, or in an outside, enclosed space with: (a) A handwash sink located adjacent to the path of travel back into patient care areas; (b) If planned, an interior waste container wash area with floor drain connected to a sanitary sewage system and hose bibs with hot and cold water; (c) If planned, an exterior waste dumpster and compactor storage area with hose bibs for cold water. (2) The hospice care center must provide a locked housekeeping supply room on each floor with: (a) A service sink or equivalent; (b) Soap and towel dispenser; (c) A mop rack storage area for mobile housekeeping equipment and supplies; and (d) Storage for chemicals.