North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 75 - Department of Human Services
Article 75-03 - Community Services
Chapter 75-03-21.1 - Licensing of Agency foster Homes for Adults
Section 75-03-21.1-16 - Facility bedrooms

1. Bedrooms must accommodate no more than two residents.

2. Bedrooms must provide at least one hundred square feet [7.43 square meters] per resident in a single occupancy bedroom, and at least eighty square feet [5.57 square meters] per resident in a double occupancy bedroom, both exclusive of closet and bathroom space.

3. Bedrooms must be located on outside walls and separated from other rooms and spaces by walls extending from floor to ceiling and be at or above grade level.

4. Bedrooms must not have doors with vision panels.

5. Each resident must have the opportunity to furnish and decorate their bedrooms as they choose, such as a chest of drawers, table, or desk.

6. Bedrooms must provide storage space for clothing in the bedroom, which is accessible to all, including nonambulatory individuals.

7. Bedrooms for all residents must be constructed as a bedroom with walls or partitions of standard construction which extend from floor to ceiling and which provide privacy for the resident.

8. Bedroom ceilings must be at least six feet and eight inches [203.20 centimeters] above the finished floor surface at the ceiling's lowest point.

9. No more than one resident may be assigned to a bedroom unless requested by both residents. No more than two residents may reside in one bedroom.

10. Bedroom and bathroom doors must be lockable by the resident for privacy, with only the resident and appropriate employee having keys to the bedroom doors. Any restrictions on having a lockable bedroom or bathroom door must be documented and justified in the person-centered service plan.

11. Bedrooms occupied by residents may not be located in a level of the facility below grade level unless there are two means of egress, one of which leads to the outside of the facility.

12. At least one full bathroom must be available on the same floor as any bedroom occupied by a resident.