Section R9-10-1712. Physical Plant, Environmental Services, and Equipment Standards  


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  • A.      If applicable, an administrator shall ensure that a health care institution:

    1.        Is in a building that:

    a.         Has a certificate of occupancy from the local juris- diction; and

    b.        Is free of any plumbing, electrical, ventilation, mechanical, or structural hazard that may jeopardize the health or safety of a patient;

    2.        Has a living room accessible at all times to a patient;

    3.        Has a dining area furnished for group meals that is acces- sible to the provider, patients, and any other individuals present in the health care institution;

    4.        Has:

    a.         At least one bathroom for each six individuals resid- ing in the health care institution, including patients; and

    b.        A bathroom accessible for use by a patient that con- tains:

    i.         A working sink with running water, and

    ii.        A working toilet that flushes and has a seat; and

    5.        Has equipment and supplies to maintain a patient’s per- sonal hygiene that are accessible to the patient.

    B.       An administrator shall ensure that:

    1.        A health care institution’s premises are:

    a.         Sufficient to provide the health care institution’s scope of services;

    b.        Cleaned and disinfected according to the health care institution’s policies and procedures to prevent, min- imize, and control illness and infection;

    c.         Clean and free from accumulations of dirt, garbage, and rubbish; and

    d.        Free from a condition or situation that may cause an individual to suffer physical injury;

    2.        If a health care institution collects urine or stool speci- mens from a patient, the health care institution has at least one bathroom that:

    a.         Contains:

    i.         A working sink with running water,

    ii.        A working toilet that flushes and has a seat,

    iii.      Toilet tissue,