A hospice care center applicant or licensee must provide linen handling facilities with the capacity for receiving, holding, sorting, and separating soiled and clean linens either in:

(1) Clean and soiled utility rooms meeting the requirements of WAC 246-335-746; or

(2) In a separate linen handling facility meeting the following requirements:

(a) Floor drain(s) located in the soiled linen area;

(b) Handwash sink in soiled and clean processing areas;

(c) Negative air pressure gradient with direction of air flow from clean side of room to dirty side of room is shared;

(d) A folding area on clean side of room; and

(e) Separate clean linen storage located to avoid sources of moist or contaminated air with:

(i) Storage for reserve supply of linens, blankets, and pillows; and

(ii) Space for carts or shelves.