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Authority: AS 18.05.040 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 Editor’s note: As of Register 207 (October 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) and sec. 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013, the regulations attorney made a technical change to 7 AAC 12.740(a), to change “intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded” to “intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition.” Chapter 42, SLA 2013 amended terminology in the Alaska Statutes to replace references to “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” with more current terms. Section 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013 instructed that similar changes be made in the Alaska Administrative Code. 7 AAC 12.750. Housekeeping service. (a) Each facility, with the exception of home health agencies and intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition, must provide a housekeeping service. (b) A facility must have routine cleaning procedures for furniture, floors, walls, ceilings, supply and exhaust grills, and lighting fixtures. (c) A facility must have written procedures for cleaning all areas of the facility, including cleaning of a patient unit following discharge of a patient. (d) Housekeeping personnel must wear clean cap, mask, and gown when cleaning a surgical or delivery suite. (e) A facility must maintain sufficient housekeeping cleaning supplies and equipment. Separate equipment must be provided, as applicable, for operating rooms, delivery rooms, the nursery, and the dietary area. Housekeeping equipment and cleaning supplies, other than those in bulk, must be stored in designated housekeeping supply rooms. A detergent germicide must be used for all cleaning and dusting purposes. Mop heads must be removable and must be changed at least daily. (f) Each facility must provide a sufficient housekeeping service to maintain the interior of the facility in a safe, clean, orderly and attractive manner and free from offensive odors. (Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; am 5/4/97, Register 142; am 12/3/2006, Register 180) Statutory Authority: