- (1) The licensee of a Level I, II or IV facility shall ensure there is a nurse call system in the facility. A nurse call system is optional in a Level III facility.
(2) The licensee shall ensure:
- (a) each resident's room is served by at least one calling station and each bed is provided with a call button including operating switch and cord from the wall station to each bed;
- (b) two call buttons serving adjacent beds may be served by one calling station;
- (c) calls activate a visible signal in the corridor at the resident's door and the control station;
- (d) the system is designed so that a signal light activated at the resident's station will remain lit until turned off at the resident's calling station; and
- (e) a system that provides two-way voice communication is equipped at each calling station with an indicator light that remains lit as long as the voice circuit is operating.
KEY: health care facilities
Date of Last Change: November 9, 2023
Notice of Continuation: February 28, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-2-202