South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:80 - Residential hospice facilities
Chapter 44:80:10 - Construction standards
Section 44:80:10:05 - Resident rooms
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
A resident room shall meet the following requirements:
(1) A maximum room capacity is one resident;
(2) A minimum area, exclusive of toilet rooms, closets, lockers, wardrobes, or vestibules, of 150 square feet (13.98 square meters) in each bedroom. Any sleeping room designed as part of a suite of rooms shall have a minimum area of 120 square feet (11.15 square meters). The minimum dimension in sleeping rooms shall not be less than nine feet six inches (2.90 meters);
(3) A window sill not higher than three feet (0.91 meters) above the floor. The floor shall be above grade;
(4) A toilet room shall be attached to the resident room. The toilet room shall include a water closet, handsink, mirror, soap dispenser, towel dispenser, and private individual storage. All new construction of toilet rooms shall be wheelchair accessible;
(5) A handsink shall be provided in the room equipped with a soap dispenser and paper towel dispenser; and
(6) A separate closet space or wardrobe of five square feet (.46 meters).
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(3).
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(3).