# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 07 — Hospitals

### Chapter 14 — Assisted Living Programs

#### Regulation .55 Laundry.

*COMAR 10.07.14.55*

A. An assisted living program shall furnish laundry service, either on-site or off-site.

B. An assisted living program shall ensure that the laundry is:

  (1) Adequate to meet the needs of the residents;

  (2) Processed and handled in a manner to prevent the spread of infection; and

  (3) Adequately sanitized by the use of sufficient hot water or appropriate chemical agents, or a combination of both.

C. Unless otherwise agreed by the program and the resident, dry cleaning services are not considered part of required laundry services in this chapter.