- (a) All existing facilities must be maintained, managed, and equipped to provide adequate care, safety, and treatment of each resident.
- (b) All exterior doors shall be effectively weather-stripped.
- (c) Doors which open onto corridors shall swing into rooms except closet and toilet doors.
(d)
- (1) Exit doors shall not be locked in such a way that a key is necessary to open the door from the inside of the building.
- (2) A latch or other fastening device on the door shall be provided with a knob, handle, panic bar, or other simple type of releasing device which is part of the door handle hardware of which the method of operation is obvious even in the dark, except with automatic unlocking system connected to the fire alarm system.
(e)
- (1) Each client's room shall have a window not less than one-sixteenth (1/16) of the floor space or outside door arranged and located so that it can be openable.
- (2) The window shall be so located that the patients have an outside view.
- (f) Corridors shall be at least six feet (6’) wide.
(g)
- (1) A well-lighted, clean, orderly, ventilated room or rooms shall be provided for patient activities and for dining areas.
- (2) A minimum of twenty square feet (20 sq. ft.) per bed shall be provided for this purpose.
(h)
- (1) Each client's room shall have an adequate amount of natural light during the day and have general lighting and night lighting.
- (2) Natural lighting shall be augmented when necessary by artificial illumination.
- (i) Approved "exit" lights shall be provided at all exit areas of building housing thirty (30) people or more.
(j)
- (1) The facility shall provide an emergency source of electrical power necessary to protect the health and safety of the clients in the event the normal electrical supply is interrupted.
- (2) The emergency electrical power system must supply power adequate at least for lighting all means of egress, equipment to maintain fire detection, alarm, and extinguishing systems.
- (k) The water supply used by the institution shall meet the requirements of the Department of Health.
(l)
- (1) There shall be procedures to ensure water to all essential areas in the event of loss of normal water supply.
- (2) This may be in the form of a written agreement.
- (m) The water service shall be brought into the building to comply with the requirements of the Arkansas Plumbing Code, 17 CAR pt. 65, and shall be free of cross connections.