North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter B - LICENSING OF HOSPITALS
Section .1900 - SUPPLEMENTAL RULES FOR THE LICENSURE OF THE SKILLED: INTERMEDIATE: ADULT CARE HOME BEDS IN A HOSPITAL
Section 13B .1925 - REQUIRED SPACES
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 13B .1925
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) A combination or nursing facility shall meet the following requirements for bedrooms, dining, recreation, and common use areas:
(1) single
bedrooms shall be provided with not less than 100 square feet of floor
area;
(2) bedrooms with more than
one bed shall be provided with not less than 80 square feet of floor area per
bed;
(3) dining, recreation, and
common use areas shall:
(A) total not less
than 25 square feet of floor area per bed for skilled nursing and intermediate
care beds;
(B) total not less than
30 square feet of floor area per bed for adult care home beds; and
(C) be contiguous to patient and resident
bedrooms.
(b) Floor space for the following rooms, areas, and furniture shall not be included in the floor areas required by Paragraph (a) of this Rule:
(1) toilet rooms;
(2) vestibules;
(3) bath areas;
(4) closets;
(5) lockers;
(6) built-in furniture;
(7) movable wardrobes;
(6) corridors; and
(7) areas for physical and occupational
therapy.
Authority
G.S.
131E-79;
Eff. February 1,
1986;
Readopted Eff. April 1,
2020.
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