North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES
Section .1500 - CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR EXISTING FACILITIES
Section 14J .1524 - SHOWER STALLS

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 14J .1524

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) The dimensions of showers shall be at least 30 inches x 30 inches x 7 feet.

(b) Shower stalls shall be constructed of either concrete, masonry, at least 1/8 inch galvanized steel plate, heavy gauge aluminum plate, or heavy gauge stainless steel according to approved plans and specifications.

(c) The shower stall shall be attached to the wall of the dayroom.

(d) The floor of the shower stall shall be approximately eight inches above floor level and it shall slope to the floor shower drain.

(e) A curb that is approximately four inches above the shower floor shall extend across the front of the shower stall. The top of the curb shall have a smooth edge.

(f) The shower head and the push-button valve assembly shall be vandal proof, and the metering valve and temperature balance mechanism shall be concealed.

Authority G.S. 153A-220; 153A-221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016.

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