- (1) If toilet and bathrooms are shared by more than one resident, the facility shall provide individual privacy.
- (2) A minimum of fifty percent of all toilet rooms, bathrooms and shower rooms shall be designed in compliance with ADA/ABA-AG.
- (3) Public toilet rooms shall be accessible from a corridor, and shall comply with ADA/ABA-AG.
- (4) If the living unit includes a private bathroom, the bathroom shall contain a toilet and a lavatory.
(5) If resident living units do not have a private bathroom, the facility shall provide the following:
- (a) a toilet and lavatory for every four residents;
- (b) a bathtub or shower for every 10 residents designed to accommodate a resident in a wheelchair and space to allow staff to assist a resident in taking a shower; and
- (c) a bathroom with bathtub or shower, toilet and lavatory which open from a corridor on each floor of a multiple story facility.
- (6) If resident living units have private bathrooms that do not allow staff assistance, then each floor or level shall provide a bathroom equipped with a bathtub or shower, toilet, and lavatory which opens from a corridor that provides wheelchair clearances and allows for staff assistance in bathing.
- (7) Grab bars configured to meet ADA/ABA-AG shall be provided in all resident bathtubs and showers. Grab bars configured to meet ADA/ABA-AG shall be provided at the side of each resident toilet facility not designed for accessibility.
- (8) Toilet and bathing facilities may not open directly into food preparation areas.
- (9) All toilet, shower, and tub facilities shall have impermeable walls and surfaces that may be easily cleaned and sanitized.
- (10) Showers and tubs shall contain recessed soap dishes.
- (11) Each lavatory fixture shall have a mirror. Mirrors over lavatories located in food preparation areas are prohibited.
- (12) Bars, including those which are parts of soap dishes, towel bars, and other fixtures shall be anchored to a wall and withstand a concentrated load of 250 pounds.
KEY: health care facilities
Date of Last Change: August 20, 2018
Notice of Continuation: January 23, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26-21-5; 26-21-16