20.27.253    SANITATION AND HYGIENE

(1) The facility must have written policy, procedure and practice requiring the following inspections:

(a) weekly sanitation inspections of all facility areas by a qualified staff member;

(b) comprehensive and thorough monthly inspections by a safety/sanitation specialist; and

(c) at least annual inspections by state and/or local sanitation and health officials.

(2) The facility's potable water source and supply, whether owned and operated by the public water department or the facility, must be certified by an independent source outside the facility to be in compliance with state and local law.

(3) The facility must provide for a waste disposal system in accordance with an approved plan by the appropriate regulatory agency.

(4) The facility must provide for the control of vermin and pests.

History: 53-30-604, MCA; IMP, 53-30-604, MCA; NEW, 1999 MAR p. 2629, Eff. 9/10/99.