Section 83087.1 - Additional Buildings and Grounds Requirements for Specialized Small Family Homes(a) Areas in the home, including bedrooms, bathrooms, toilets, dining areas, passageways and recreational spaces used by a child with special health care needs shall be large enough to accommodate any medical equipment needed by the child therein. (1) Bedrooms occupied by children with special health care needs shall be large enough to allow the storage of each child's personal items and any required medical equipment or assistive devices, including wheelchairs, adjacent to the child's bed. (A) The bedroom shall be large enough to permit unobstructed bedside ministration of medical procedures and medications.(b) Notwithstanding Section 83087(b)(1), a bedroom used by a child with special health care needs shall not be shared with another minor residing in the facility if the child's need for medical services or the child's medical condition would be incompatible with the use and enjoyment of the bedroom by each minor.(c) When required by the child's individualized health care plan, the licensee(s) or other adult caring for the child, shall sleep in a bedroom adjacent or in close proximity to the child's room.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 83087.1
1. New section filed 5-14-97; operative 6-13-97 (Register 97, No. 20). Note: Authority cited: Section 17730, Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section 1530, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 17732, Welfare and Institutions Code.
1. New section filed 5-14-97; operative 6-13-97 (Register 97, No. 20).