1. (1) Each living unit in an assisted living community shall:

   1. (a) Be at least two hundred (200) square feet for single occupancy, or for double occupancy if the room is shared with a spouse or another individual by mutual agreement; Include at least one (1) unfurnished room, a lockable entry door unless in a secured dementia care unit, a private bathroom with a tub or shower, provisions for emergency response, a window to the outdoors, and a telephone jack;
   2. (b)
   3. (c) Unless living units are in a secured dementia care unit, have an individual thermostat control if the assisted living community has more than twenty (20) units; and
   4. (d) Have temperatures that are not under a resident's direct control at a minimum of seventy-one (71) degrees Fahrenheit in winter conditions and a maximum of eighty-one (81) degrees Fahrenheit in summer conditions if the assisted living community has twenty (20) or fewer units, or the living units are in a secured dementia care unit.
2. (2) Each resident shall be provided access to central dining, a laundry facility, and a central living room.
3. (3) Each assisted living community shall comply with applicable building and life safety codes as determined by the building code or life safety code enforcement authority with jurisdiction.

Effective: July 14, 2022

History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000.