WAC 388-97-4000. Heating systems in new construction

The nursing home must ensure: (1) The heating system is capable of maintaining a temperature of seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit for areas occupied by residents and seventy degrees Fahrenheit for nonresident areas; (2) Resident rooms have individual temperature control, except in a dementia care unit controls may be covered, locked, or placed in an inconspicuous place; (3) The following is insulated within the building: (a) Pipes conducting hot water which are exposed to resident contact; and (b) Air ducts and casings with outside surface temperatures below ambient dew point. (4) Insulation on cold surfaces includes an exterior vapor barrier; and (5) Electric resistant wall heat units are prohibited in new construction.