Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-360 - Transient accommodations
Section 246-360-100 - Bathrooms, water closets, and handwashing sinks

(1) Provide adequate private or common-use bathrooms, water closets, and handwashing sinks to meet the needs of guests;

(2) Provide private and common-use bathrooms, water closets, and handwashing areas with cleanable floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures and furnishings;

(3) Provide an uncarpeted, easily cleanable area around each water closet and adjacent to each bathing fixture;

(4) Maintain safe and properly working fixtures and drains;

(5) Provide slip-resistant surfaces or other devices in bathtubs and/or showers;

(6) Provide a means to maintain privacy for toileting and bathing;

(7) Provide water flush water closets unless the licensee has approval from the department and local health jurisdiction for alternative devices;

(8) Provide a handwashing sink or equivalent within, or adjacent to, each water closet room;

(9) Provide easy access to an acceptable single-use drying device from each common-use handwashing sink;

(10) Provide toilet tissue conveniently located by each toilet;

(11) Provide soap for each handwashing and bathing fixture;

(12) Provide an adequate supply of clean towels, washcloths and floor mats:

(13) Assure clean towels, washcloths and floor mats kept in lodging units and common bathrooms are stored in a clean area off the floor; and

(14) For lodging units that do not have water closets, and handwashing sinks, provide common-use bathrooms, water closet rooms and handwashing sinks meeting the requirements of this section in a ratio of one bathing fixture, one water closet and one handwashing sink for each fifteen or fewer guests. A bathing fixture means a shower, bathtub or combination bathtub/shower.