R432-12-6. Resident Bedrooms

(1) For small health care facility bedrooms, the licensee shall ensure: (a) maximum bedroom capacity is limited to two residents, and there are accommodations for individual privacy; (b) single bedrooms measure at least 100 square feet and shared bedrooms measure 160 square feet, exclusive of toilets and closets; (c) there is enough clearance between beds in shared bedrooms to allow movement of beds, wheelchairs, and other equipment without disturbing residents; (d) any room commonly used for other purposes may not be used as a bedroom for a resident. This shall include any hall, unfinished attic, garage, storage area, shed, or similarly detached building; (e) a bedroom is not used as a passageway to another room, bath, or toilet; (f) a bedroom only opens directly into a corridor or common living area; (g) a bedroom is not located in a basement or an upper floor unless residents have access to one exit from that level leading directly to the exterior at grade level; (h) a bedroom is provided with light and ventilation by an operable window that opens to the outside or to a courtyard that opens to the sky; (i) if the window requires the use of tools or keys for operation, the tools or keys are stored in a prominent location on each floor convenient for staff use; (j) storage space is provided within each resident's bedroom including a wardrobe, closet, or space suitable for hanging clothing and personal belongings with minimum inside dimensions of 22 inches deep by 36 inches wide by 72 inches tall; and (k) facilities serving infants or children may substitute a chest of drawers for the closet. (2) A facility licensed before 1977 may apply for a variance pursuant to Section R432-2-19 to allow 80 square feet per bed for a single resident bed room and 60 square feet per bed for a multiple resident bedroom.