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Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRSChapter 27A - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES NOT LOCATED WITH, AND OPERATED BY, LICENSED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 3 - PHYSICAL PLANT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATIONS, AND ADDITIONS
Section 5:27A-3.4 - Toilets, bathing facilities, and handwashing sinks

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:27A-3.4

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Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 5:27A-3.4 - Toilets, bathing facilities, and handwashing sinks
(a) Toilets, bathing facilities, and handwashing sinks shall be available in the following minimum ratios (excluding bedrooms which have private facilities as part of the bed count and excluding facilities of family members and resident employees):
1. Toilets shall be provided so that each resident bedroom shall be adjacent to a toilet room, with no more than four residents served by this toilet.
2. Handwashing sinks shall be provided in every resident bedroom and in every toilet room except in private bedroom(s) where the handwashing sink in the bathroom is sufficient.
3. Tubs or showers shall be provided in a ratio of one per eight residents, with a minimum of one tub per 15 residents, or at least one tub per resident sleeping floor.
4. On floors other than sleeping floors utilized by residents there shall be at least a toilet and a lavatory available and accessible from a common corridor.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:27A-3.4