Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-83 - Licensing Provisions for Health Care Facilities
Section 3701-83-30 - Building and site requirements - inpatient rehabilitation facilities
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3701-83-30
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Each inpatient rehabilitation facility shall have patient bedrooms that, at a minimum, meet the following requirements:
(1) Sufficient
open floor space to allow
each patient or personnel to easily maneuver a wheelchair and to allow for
the transfer of each patient from the
wheelchair to the bed;
(2) Maximum
bedroom capacity shall be no more than four patients;
(3) A call system that is connected
electrically, electronically, by radio frequency transmission, or in a like
manner that:
(a) Provides for independent operation by
each patient from the patient's bed; and
(b) Effectively alerts the staff
member or members on duty of emergencies or patient needs;
(4) A bed of adjustable height with
appropriate supports, which facilitates patient transfer from a wheelchair to
the bed, for each
patient; and
(5) Appropriate
furnishings and adequate storage space designed to meet the special needs of
rehabilitation patients
for each patient.
(B) Each inpatient rehabilitation facility shall provide the following structural features:
(1) Flooring shall be designed to
minimize slipping;
(2) Patient
bathrooms shall:
(a) Have sufficient space to
allow private use of hand washing, toilet, and bathing or shower facilities by
a patient in a wheelchair, with an assisting attendant;
(b) Be equipped with grab bars and
appropriate supports so that physically disabled patients may use toilet, hand
washing, and bathing or shower facilities; and
(c)
Have a call system that is connected electrically, electronically, by radio
frequency transmission, or in a like manner that effectively alerts the staff
member or members on duty of emergencies or patient needs.
(3) Hand rails on both sides of corridors,
ramps, and stairs in areas used by patients;
(4) Doors to be used by patients shall be
wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs;
(5) Adequate space designated for group
recreation and dining designed to accommodate patients in wheelchairs;
and
(6) Adequate and appropriate
space for the rehabilitation treatment services provided in the facility that facilitate the treatment goals of the
patients served.
Effective: 7/1/2016
Five Year Review
(FYR) Dates: 02/16/2016 and
02/15/2021
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3702.13, 3702.30
Rule
Amplifies: 3702.12, 3702.13, 3702.30
Prior Effective Dates:
1/13/1996, 9/5/02
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