- I. A person, private firm, organization, corporation, or state government that operates a public building or facility shall install and maintain at least one universal changing station in a family restroom facility for persons of either sex who have a physical disability.
II.
- (a) The universal changing station shall measure at least 8 feet by 10 feet and per Americans with Disabilities Act governance and rules, adequate space for an electronic/full adult-sized wheelchair to maneuver; be equipped with a powered, height adjustable adult changing table, a waste receptacle, a toilet, a lavatory, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser; and comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards.
(b) The powered, height adjustable adult changing table in the universal changing station shall:
- (1) Be able to lower to a height of no less than 8 inches and raise to height of no less than 34 inches.
- (2) Be at least 25 inches wide by 72 inches in length.
- (3) Support up to at least 350 pounds.
- (c) The entrance to each universal changing station in the family restroom facility shall have accessible signage indicating the location of the changing station, and, if the building or venue has a central directory, the owner shall ensure that the central directory indicates the location of the universal changing station.
- III. This subdivision shall apply to any public building or facility that is open to the public and is built on or after January 1, 2021.
Source. 2019, 333:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.