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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".21" citation="COMAR 10.07.12.21" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="12" heading="Housekeeping Services and Pest Control.">
  <text>The following shall be observed:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The building and all its parts shall be kept in good repair, neat, clean, attractive, and safe. Housekeeping shall meet the highest possible standards of hygiene and cleanliness.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>All walls, floors, ceilings, windows, and fixtures shall be kept clean. Interior walls and floors shall be of a character to permit frequent and easy cleaning.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The facility shall be kept free of unnecessary accumulations of unused furniture, equipment, linen, clothing, and similar items.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The facility shall be maintained free of insects, rodents, and harborages, by operation of an active pest-control program, either by use of facility personnel or by contract with a pest-control company. Care shall be exercised in the usage and storage of toxic and flammable insecticides and rodenticides.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>All outside doors, windows, and other outside openings shall be screened with wire screen or its equal of at least 16 meshes per linear inch.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>