South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-103 - Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Adolescents
Sec2 61-103.2600 - PHYSICAL PLANT
Section 61-103.2600.2602 - Resident Rooms

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-103.2600.2602

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

A. Each resident room shall be equipped with the following at a minimum for each resident:

1. A comfortable single bed having a mattress with moisture-proof cover, sheets, blankets, bedspread, pillow, and pillowcases. Roll-away type beds, cots, bunkbeds, and folding beds shall not be used. Beds shall be at least thirty-six (36) inches wide and seventy-two (72) inches in length. It is permissible to utilize a recliner in lieu of a bed or remove a resident bed and place the mattress on a platform or pallet provided the physician or other authorized healthcare provider has approved it and the decision is documented in the resident's ITP. Damaged mattresses shall be replaced. (II)

2. Adequate storage to accommodate each resident's personal clothing, belongings, and toilet articles. Built-in storage is permitted.

EXCEPTION: In existing facilities, if square footage is limited, residents may share these storage areas. However, specific spaces within these storage areas shall be provided by the facility particular to each resident.

3. A comfortable chair shall be available for each resident occupying the room. In facilities licensed prior to the promulgation of this regulation, if the available square footage of the resident room will not accommodate a chair for each resident or if the provision of multiple chairs impedes resident ability to freely and safely move about within their room, the facility shall provide at least one (1) chair and have additional chairs available for temporary use in the resident's room by visitors.

4. A bedside table or desk and adequate lighting for each resident, which is conducive for studying, if the resident is of school age.

B. The resident room floor area is the usable floor area and does not include wardrobes, closets, or entry alcoves to the room. The following is the minimum floor space allowed: (II)

1. Private rooms for one (1) resident only shall be at least one hundred (100) square feet.

2. Rooms for more than one (1) resident shall be at least eighty (80) square feet per licensed bed.

C. No facility shall have set up or in use at any time more beds than the number stated on the face of the license.

D. If hospital-type beds are used, there shall be at least two (2) lockable casters on each bed, located either diagonally or on the same side of the bed.

E. Beds shall not be placed in corridors, solaria, or other locations not designated as resident room areas. (I)

F. No resident room shall contain more than four (4) licensed beds. (II)

G. Beds shall be placed at least three (3) feet apart.

H. No resident room shall be located in a basement.

I. No resident may share a bedroom with a resident of the opposite sex.

J. Access to a resident room shall not be by way of another resident room, toilet, bathroom, or kitchen.

K. In semi-private rooms, when personal care is being provided, arrangements shall be made to ensure privacy, such as portable partitions or cubicle curtains when needed or requested by a resident.

L. Consideration shall be given to resident compatibility in the assignment of rooms for which there is multiple occupancy.

M. A facility shall provide at least one (1) private room for assistance in addressing resident compatibility issues, resident preferences, and accommodations for residents with communicable disease.

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