WAC 246-335-754. Electrical and communication systems

A hospice care center applicant or licensee must provide general electrical service including: (1) Tamper proof receptacles in patient rooms, toilets, and bathing facilities, and family and public areas; (2) Ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) receptacle when located within five feet of water source and above counters that contain sinks; (3) Emergency electrical service with: (a) Adequate emergency lighting in patient rooms; (b) At a minimum, provisions must be made for emergency lighting for means of egress; and (c) Power, appropriate to provide continuous operation of life support equipment. (4) Lighting fixtures with: (a) Number, type, and location to provide illumination for the functions of each area; (b) A reading light and control, conveniently located for patient use at each bed in the patient rooms; and (c) Protective lens or protective diffusers on overhead light fixtures: (i) Over patient beds; (ii) In areas where patient care equipment and supplies are processed; and (iii) In nourishment centers or kitchen areas. (d) A night light or equivalent low level illumination; and (e) Night light switches and general illumination switches located adjacent to the opening side of patient room doors. (5) An electronic means of communication that notifies on-duty personnel, contractors, or volunteers and that must: (a) Be located at the head of the bed in patient rooms and in all common areas accessible by the patients; (b) Be physically or verbally accessible by patients slumped forward on the floors of either the toilet, bathing facility, or dressing room; and (c) Consider the patient's communication needs.