An infirmary shall be provided with the following features and equipment:
- (1) nurses station;
- (2) locked medication station with storage for individually filled prescriptions;
- (3) utility room with sink and storage for linens and equipment;
- (4) refrigerated storage;
- (5) utility room with double tub sink and clinical service sink with flushing rim;
- (6) 80 gross square feet of floor space per bed;
- (7) at least one single occupancy negative pressure cell;
- (8) doors, through which patients and equipment are to be moved, of adequate width to allow turning of wheeled chairs and tables normally used in medical facilities;
- (9) a lavatory with a goose neck inlet and wrist controls accessible to each ward;
- (10) janitor closet;
- (11) toilet, lavatory, and shower for use of inmates in the infirmary;
- (12) additional elements as dictated by the facility health care director.
Source Note:The provisions of this §259.732 adopted to be effective April 4, 1999, 24 TexReg 2355.