(1) The provider shall ensure that each facility complies with the following bedroom standards:
- (a) a capacity determination that includes any staff present in the facility;
(b)(i) a dormitory-style bedroom that meets any square footage and capacity determinations made by the local fire authority;
- (ii) if the local fire authority does not identify capacity, the provider shall ensure that in a multiple occupant bedroom, there is at least 40 square feet per client, not counting storage space;
(c) each client is provided with clean, comfortable bedding that is laundered:
- (i) when soiled; and
- (ii) before being provided to a different person;
- (d) the sleeping area for a male client shall be separate from the sleeping area for a female client; and
- (e) secure storage shall be available for a client's personal belongings.
- (2) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3), the provider shall ensure there is at least one bathroom that is inspected, cleaned, and stocked daily in each facility.
(3) The facility may exceed the bathroom ratio set forth in Subsection (2) if:
- (a) each bathroom ratio is approved by the local authority that determines capacity or by OL;
- (b) the provider ensures privacy for toileting and bathing; and
- (c) any individual with a disability has access to at least one locking bathroom or stall.
- (4) The provider shall ensure each facility has adequate ventilation and temperature control, as required by local building code.
(5)(a) The provider shall maintain any medication and potentially hazardous item on-site in compliance with any legal requirement and consideration of the safety and risk level of the population.
- (b) The provider shall keep any medication or hazardous chemical in locked storage when not in active use.
- (6) The provider shall maintain a first aid kit at each facility.
KEY: human services, licensing, homeless
Date of Last Change: June 16, 2026
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-2-104; 26B-2-135