WAC 388-97-2940. Specialized rehabilitation

(1) If nursing homes initially licensed after October 1, 1981 provide inpatient specialized rehabilitation, they must ensure that those services provide: (a) Easy access in general service areas; (b) Exercise, treatment, and supportive equipment as required by the narrative program in the construction documents; (c) Adequate space for exercise equipment and treatment tables with sufficient work space on each side; (d) Privacy cubicle curtains on tracks or the equivalent around treatment areas; (e) A sink in the treatment area and a toilet and handwashing sink in a toilet room nearby; (f) Space and a desk or equivalent for administrative, clerical, interviewing, and consultative functions; (g) Adequate enclosed storage cabinets for clean linen and supplies and locked storage for cleaning chemicals in the rehabilitation room or nearby janitor's closet; (h) Adequate storage space for large equipment; (i) A janitor's closet close to the area; (j) Soiled linen storage; and (k) A separate room or area for hydrotherapy tanks, or the equivalent, if provided. (2) For any new construction under WAC 388-97-2160 , nursing homes licensed before October 1, 1981, must comply with the requirements in subsection (1) of this section.