S.D. Admin. R. 44:73:12:08

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 44:73:12:08 - Resident rooms

A resident room in the facility must meet the following requirements:

(1) A maximum room capacity not exceeding two residents;

(2) A minimum area, exclusive of toilet rooms, closets, lockers, wardrobes, or vestibules, of one hundred twenty square feet, or 10.8 square meters, in each one-bed room and two hundred square feet, or 18.58 square meters, in each two-bed room. Any sleeping room designed as part of a suite of rooms must have a minimum area of one hundred square feet, or 9.29 square meters, in each one-bed room and one hundred sixty square feet, or 14.86 square meters, in each two-bed room. The minimum dimension of a sleeping room is nine feet six inches, or 2.90 meters;

(3) For each bed in a two-bed room, cubicle curtains or equivalent built-in devices for full visual privacy that allow access to the toilet room and corridor without entering the roommate's space;

(4) A windowsill not higher than three feet, or 0.91 meters, above the floor;

(5) A floor that is above grade;

(6) A call button at each bed for personnel calling stations;

(7) A toilet room and lavatory. Each resident toilet room must be directly accessible to each resident without going through the general corridor. In a remodeling project, a one-toilet room with hand sink in a resident room may serve two resident rooms, but not more than four beds. For new construction, a toilet room may not be shared between resident rooms. Each resident toilet room must have a water closet, hand sink, mirror, and private individual storage. In two-bed rooms, a separate hand sink must be provided in the resident room. All toilet rooms used by residents must be wheelchair accessible;

(8) A wardrobe or closet for each resident with an area of at least five square feet, or .465 square meters; and

(9) Each resident room door located not more than one hundred fifty feet, or 45.72 meters, from the nurse's station.

S.D. Admin. R. 44:73:12:08

42 SDR 51, effective 10/13/2015; 51 SDR 053, effective 11/11/2024

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13.