Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. An
administrator shall ensure that an adult day health care facility complies with
the physical plant health and safety codes and standards incorporated by
reference in R9-10-104.01, in effect on the date the adult day health care
facility submitted architectural plans and specifications to the Department for
approval, according to
R9-10-104.
B. An administrator shall ensure that the
premises and equipment are sufficient to accommodate:
1. The services stated in the adult day
health care facility's scope of services, and
2. An individual accepted as a participant by
the adult day health care facility.
C. An administrator shall ensure that an
adult day health care facility has at least 40 square feet of indoor activity
space for each participant, excluding bathrooms, halls, storage areas,
kitchens, wall thicknesses, and rooms designated for use by individuals who are
not participants.
D. An
administrator shall ensure that an outside activity space is provided and
available that:
1. Is on the
premises,
2. Has a hard-surfaced
section for wheelchairs,
3. Has an
available shaded area, and
4. Has a
means of egress without entering the adult day health care facility.
E. An administrator shall ensure
that:
1. There is at least one working toilet
that flushes and has a seat and one sink with running water for each ten
participants;
2. A bathroom for use
by participants provides privacy when in use and contains in a location
accessible to participants:
a. A
mirror;
b. Toilet paper for each
toilet;
c. Soap accessible from
each sink;
d. Paper towels in a
dispenser or an air hand dryer; and
e. Grab bars for the toilet and other
assistive devices, if required, to provide for participant safety;
3. A bathroom has a window that
opens or another means of ventilation;
4. If a bathing facility is provided:
a. The bathing facility provides privacy when
in use,
b. Shower enclosures have
nonporous surfaces,
c. Showers and
tubs have grab bars for participant safety, and
d. Tub and shower floors have slip-resistant
surfaces;
5. Dining areas
are furnished with dining tables and chairs and large enough to accommodate
participants;
6. There is a wall or
other means of physical separation between dining facilities and food
preparation areas;
7. If the adult
day health care facility serves food, areas are designated for food
preparation, storage, and handling and are not used as a passageway by
participants; and
8. All flooring
is slip-resistant.
F. If
the adult day health care facility has a swimming pool on the premises, an
administrator shall ensure that:
1. The
swimming pool is equipped with the following:
a. An operational water circulation system
that clarifies and disinfects the swimming pool water continuously and that
includes at least:
i. A removable
strainer,
ii. Two swimming pool
inlets located on opposite sides of the swimming pool, and
iii. A drain located at the swimming pool's
lowest point and covered by a grating that cannot be removed without using
tools; and
b. An
operational vacuum cleaning system;
2. The swimming pool is enclosed by a wall or
fence that:
a. Is at least five feet in height
as measured on the exterior of the wall or fence;
b. Has no vertical openings greater that four
inches across;
c. Has no horizontal
openings, except as described in subsection (C)(2)(e);
d. Is not chain-link;
e. Does not have a space between the ground
and the bottom fence rail that exceeds four inches in height; and
f. Has a self-closing, self-latching gate
that:
i. Opens away from the swimming
pool,
ii. Has a latch located at
least 54 inches from the ground; and
iii. Is locked when the swimming pool is not
in use;
3. A
life preserver or shepherd's crook is available and accessible in the pool
area; and
4. If the swimming pool
is used by participants, pool safety requirements are conspicuously posted in
the pool area.
