1225.5.2.4.4 Soiled Utility

A soiled utility or soiled holding room(s) shall be provided. The soiled utility function shall be comprised of a flushing rim clinical service sink or other appropriate flushing fixture, with bedpan rinsing device, soiled linen receptacles, waste receptacles, handwashing station and a work counter with a usable minimum work surface area of 6 square feet (0.56 m²). The total minimum size of the room shall be 20 square feet (1.86 m²) with 1.5 square feet (0.140 m²) of additional space provided per patient for over 15 patients and may be allocated among several soiled utility or soiled holding rooms. Rooms used only for the holding of soiled materials need contain only a handwashing station.