Staff and Public Toilets and Washrooms
Effective Sep 29, 2023Mass. Register #1505MGL c. 111, §§ 3, 71, and 72Department of Public Health
- (A) Toilets, including washing facilities, shall be provided for visitors and staff separate from those facilities used by residents.
- (B) Visitor’s toilets shall be conveniently located and accessible to the normal visitors’ entrance and lobby. This toilet room may also serve administrative staff.
- (C) Staff toilets shall be located in close proximity to the kitchens and employees’ locker rooms. Kitchen toilets shall not open directly into food preparation areas and shall not be open to visitors.
- (D) Visitors and staff toilets shall have toilet paper holders, paper towel dispensers, soap dispensers and mirrors.
- (E) At least one public toilet room must be sized and appointed to accommodate the physically disabled.