La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XX-111

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XX-111 - Bathroom Requirements [formerly paragraph 20:010-1]

A. Every nursing home shall have toilets, lavatories and bathtubs or showers on each floor occupied by patients. There shall be one lavatory in each room, or immediately adjacent thereto, one toilet for each eight patients and one tub or shower for each 10 patients. In nursing homes built and operating as such prior to May 21, 1974, there shall be at least one toilet and lavatory for each 10 patients and one bathtub or shower for each 15 patients.

B. [Formerly paragraph 20:010-2] There shall be bedpans and urinals in sufficient number for patients needing them and facilities for sanitization thereof are required. There shall be a clinic service sink with flush rim or a water closet with bedpan lugs, and a bedpan washing attachment with a foot operated valve for washing and a deep sink suitable for immersing the bedpans in a sanitizing solution. The equipment shall be in the soiled utility area or a separate room with a safe storage place for chemicals and a rack for draining and storing the bedpans.

C. [Formerly paragraph 20:010-3] Bathrooms shall be easily accessible, conveniently located, well lighted and ventilated to the outside atmosphere. The fixtures shall be of substantial construction, in good repair, and of such design to enable satisfactory cleaning.

D. [Formerly paragraph 20:010-4] Tub and shower bath bottoms shall be of non-slip material. Grab bars shall be provided to prevent falling and to assist in getting in and out of the tub or shower.

E. [Formerly paragraph 20:010-5] Lights shall be controlled by wall switches, which shall be so placed that they cannot be reached from the bathtub or shower.

F. [Formerly paragraph 20:010-6] Institutional type grab bars shall be provided at all patient water closets.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XX-111

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1398 (June 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(10) and R. S. 40:5.