(a) For designation as Class A or Class B, a Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility resident room must have either:

1. (1) An adjoining private bathroom to only serve one (1) Class A or Class B room, accessible only through the one (1) resident room, not shared with any other resident room, and not connected to or otherwise accessible directly through a hallway or common room; or
2. (2) An adjoining en suite bathroom, also called a “jack and jill bathroom”, shared with only one (1) other Class A or Class B resident room, with separate doors connecting the en suite bathroom to the two (2) resident rooms, and not connected to or otherwise accessible directly through a hallway or common room.

(b)

1. (1) Each private and en suite bathroom must be equipped with a toilet, sink, mirror, nurse call button or cord system, and appropriate safety equipment, for example, grab bars or poles.
2. (2) However, instead of the sink and mirror being placed in the private or en suite bathroom, they may be installed and available in the adjoining resident room.

(c)

1. (1) In addition to necessary bathing facilities provided elsewhere in the facility, at the facility’s discretion, a private or en suite bathroom may be equipped with a shower or tub for resident bathing.
2. (2) However, this will not affect the classification of a resident room.