New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 43D - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF PEDIATRIC COMMUNITY TRANSITIONAL HOMES
Subchapter 3 - PHYSICAL PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT
Section 8:43D-3.7 - General residential unit requirements
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) A resident occupying a standard size bed shall have a minimum of 90 square feet of clear usable floor area.
(b) A resident occupying a junior size bed shall have a minimum of 60 square feet of clear usable floor area.
(c) A resident occupying a crib shall have a minimum of 45 square feet of clear usable floor area.
(d) At least three feet of clear and usable space shall separate the sleeping accommodations between residents.
(e) Any calculation of clear and usable floor area shall exclude closets, bathroom, kitchen, hallways, corridors, vestibules, alcoves, and foyers unless the applicant submits a written request to the Department to consider an alcove, foyer, or vestibule as clear and usable floor area within the context and purpose of these rules and the Department grants such a request. Such request shall be made in writing during the licensing application review process.
(f) The maximum number of sleeping units for a room shall be limited to four.
(g) Egress from each room shall be possible at all times.