Each residential long-term care facility must meet the following requirements concerning resident bedrooms:

1. (1)

   1. (A) No facility bedrooms shall be below ground level.
   2. (B) Each bedroom area must have an outside window with openings of at least one sixteenth (1/16) of the floor space for natural ventilation.
   3. (C) All resident rooms must have a hinged door in working order;

2. (2)

   1. (A) A single bedroom must contain at least one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.), exclusive of entrance way and closet space.
   2. (B) Single bedrooms licensed prior to the effective date of this part may continue to use eighty square feet (80 sq. ft.) per resident;
3. (3) A bedroom occupied by more than one (1) resident must provide at least eighty square feet (80 sq. ft.) for each resident;

4. (4)

   1. (A) No more than two (2) residents shall share a bedroom in any facility licensed after the effective date of this part.
   2. (B) However, any addition, modification, or alteration made after the effective date of this part must satisfy the requirements in effect at the time the addition, modification, or alteration is placed into service; and

5. (5) Each facility must furnish every bedroom with the following equipment:

   1. (A)

      1. (i) A standard or single bed in good repair.
      2. (ii) Rollaway beds, cots, and folding beds must not be used;

   2. (B) Each bed must be equipped with:

      1. (i) Clean springs;
      2. (ii) Well-constructed mattresses in good repair; and
      3. (iii) A clean, comfortable pillow;

   3. (C)

      1. (i) Table and storage facilities for personal articles for each resident.

      2. (ii)

         1. (a) (a) A comfortable chair for each resident must be made available.
         2. (b) (b) The chair may be in the resident's room or in the day room of the facility; and

   4. (D)

      1. (i) Separate closet or locker space must be provided for each resident.
      2. (ii) Residents may share closet space if the areas are divided by partitions.