Each care unit must contain a service area that includes the following:

1. (1) Staff station, staff office, or work area with convenient access to handwashing facilities;
2. (2) Communications;
3. (3) Storage for supplies and staff personal effects;
4. (4) Staff or public toilet room;
5. (5) Medicine room adjacent to the staff station with a sink, refrigerator, locked storage, and facilities for preparation and administration of medication;
6. (6) Clean linen storage area in an enclosed storage space;
7. (7) Equipment storage room on each resident wing or floor for storage of resident care equipment;
8. (8) Resident bathing facilities containing one shower, bathtub, or whirlpool for each 16 beds not individually served; and
9. (9) Janitor's closet for storage of housekeeping supplies and equipment that contains a floor receptor or service sink. The janitor's closet space and equipment may be incorporated into the laundry room.

Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019.

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(3).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(3).

Prior versions effective: 2012-01-09.