WAC 388-97-2960. Outpatient rehabilitation

The nursing home must ensure that facilities with outpatient programs provide: (1) A designated reception and waiting room or area and space for interviewing or counseling individual outpatients and their families; (2) Adequate space for the program so that disruption to designated resident care units is minimized; (3) Accessible toilet and shower facilities nearby; (4) Lockers or a safe place to store outpatient personal belongings; (5) A separate room or area for hydrotherapy tanks, or the equivalent, if provided; and (6) In new construction, required access must come from the exterior without passing through the interior of the facility.