Evening star., 1960-06-15
OFFICIAL NOTICES
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room is above the level of the !
groun d Immediately adjacent /
thereto. In a building in exist
enee prior to June 3. 1860. where
or areaway 8 feet or more in /
width Immediately adjacent to
any exterior wall, such wall shall F.
be considered above the ground |
level for the length and depth OF /
such open well or areaway. When
ever any. building in existence
prior to the effective date Of this
TO the provisions of this section, |
the newly constructed court or
areaway Immediately adjacent to .
any exterior wall shall be 4 feet |
or more in width and of the re-
'quired depth. whenever any exist /
ing building is altered to conform |
to the provisions of this section, /
the License and Permit Division /
of the Department of Licenses and |
Inspections, and such alteration |
must conform in other respects |
to the applicable requirements OF |
the Building Code. Areaways con-
structed on buildings erected after |
the effective date Of this amend
the applicable requirements Of the |
Regulations. q June 8, 1907 |
SS04.2 Bedrooms. Bedrooms oc-
cupied by one or more GONZALES |
cents shall be at least Z feet wide. |
and and. II there ,s0 shaH be A. least I 70
space for each such convalescent. |
SS04.3 Subdivision of habitable
rooms A habitable room may be |
subdivided by partitions into eubi- |
cles to be used for convalescentS |
under six years of age. The height |
OF the partition forming such
cent of the ceiling height; the
eubicle shall be fully open on a |
side facing the source of light |
and ventilation: and the floor |
area available to each cubicle |
shall be not less than 40 square |
feet for convalescents under six |
months Of age. and not less than
90 square feet for conyalescents
and six years. Sec. SSO5-PLUMB-
ING FACILITIES REQUIRED AD- |
JACENr TO SLEEPING ROOMS. |
A water closet, lavatory, and bath |
tub. or shower shall be located on
each floor where any convalescent |
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SSO6.l Heating. Each room used
by convalescents shall be main
tained at a Temperature of at
least "a degrees Fahrenheit be-
tween the hours Of ZOO am. and
1000 pm. and 6S degrees Fahr-
enhelt between the hours OF 1000
EGS pm; AND ana 200 scnind a;T' ". whenever ts
peTature referred to herein shall
closea outside openings closed in
a normal manner. SSO6.2 Water.
Each sink, lavatory, bathtub, and
shower shall have a continuous
supply OF hot and cold running
water. sS06,3 Call signals. The
each toilet or other room used by
anv conyalescent over six years
OF age shall be provided with a |
call signal which shall be adequate |
for calling an attendant to such |
convalescent. Such call signal shall
be maintained in working condi-
tion at all times: Sec; SS07-CARE
CENTS. SS07.1 Requirements for |
admission. The operator Of a per-
sonal care home shall not accept |
conValescents for admission in
excess OF the number authorized |
by the license for such personal /
care nome. SS07.2 Separate homes
required for adults and children.
Personal care homes shall not
admit or keep a convalescent under !
sixteen years Of age If such per-
Sonal care home has the care of |
conValescentS over sixteen years of |
age: PROVIDED, That this section |
shall not be applicable to con-
Valescents related within the Sec
ond degree of conSanguinity. SSU7 3 |
Communicable disease. No operator |
OF personal care home shall |
lFFa IN tF1w = l..
with a communicable disease. Any |
convaleScent in a personal care
home who develops a communicable |
disease shall not be cared for in |
such personal care home with
other convaleScentS not having |
such communicable disease. unless |
such care is given in isolation |
quarters approved by the Director
OF Public Health. Ss07.4 Violent
sonal care home shall knowingly
admit or care for any convalescentl |
who is violent or who is dangerous
to himself or others, unless such |
convalescent is cared for in special
quarters approved by the Director |
OF Public Health. SS07.5 Treat
ment and medication. No treat
ment or medication shall be given |
and no physical restraints shall be |
and signed by a physician. except
in an emergency when it may be |
necessary to receive such order By |
telephone from the physician, in |
which event the order shall be
recorded by the operator and such
order shall be signed and dated
by the physician on his next visit.
areas. At least one room for dining
and recreation purposes shall be
provided for conValescents of per-
Sonai care homes. A room used for
a combination of these purposes
shall be acceptable II 1t is suitable
in area and provided with such
furniture and equipment as the
Director OF Public Health in his
ludgment considers necessary to
and recreational needs Of such
convalescents. Sec. SS0S-ADE-
QUACY OF FACILITIES. No per-
sonal care home shall admit or
keep any convalescent unless the
Director of Public Health is salts
ned that such home can and does
provide facilities and services ade-
euate to meet the particular needs
PROTECTION OF GONZALES
CENTS. SSO91 Cleaning OF rooms
II shall be the duty OF the opera
tor TO thoroughly clean any area
which has been allocated to the
use OF any one person and before
allocating the use of such area to
another person. SS09.2 Labelling Of
poisonous material. All poisonS
ana an poisonous preparations
control Of insects, vermin, and
rodents shall be kept in containers
clearly labeled POISON" Such
containers shall not be kent in
rooms in which food is served.
prepared, or stored. SS09.3 Secu-
rity storage for drugs. Sunicient
locked storage facilities shall be
supplied for all narcotics and
The operator shall be Responsible
for the secure storage Of such
narcotics and drugs. Sec. SSl0-I
SUPERVISION OF HEALTH OF
CONVALESCENTS. SSlO.I Emer-
gency medical and hospital care
The operator Of each personal care
nome shall make such arrange
ments with licensed physicians So
medical care are available at ali
times, and SO that hospitalization
can be effected promptly Wher
needed: PROVIDED, That any con-
valescent or his guardian shall
have the right to retain any other
licensed physician to give such
medical care: The names, address,
es., and telephone numbers of con-
valescents' personal physicians and
OF the physicians arranged for by
the operator of the home shall be
matter Of record in the personal
care. home. SS10.2 Medical exam
nations. SSl0.21. Examination on
admission. No convalescent shall
be admitted to any personal care
home unless he presents or causes
TO be provided at the time of
admission summary Of the results
OF a medical examination made
within ninety days prior to the
date OF admission. Such summary
shall include the medical history,
the diagnosis, and the treatment
orders. and indicate the physical
and activity status. The summary
OF the convalescent's record. The
home shall be responsible for
obtaining and filing such sum-
mary: SS1O.22. Annual medical
examination. Each convalescent in
a personal care home shall have
medical examination at least
once every year. This examination
shall be made on or about the an
the. event the patient is unable to
make arrangements for his annual
determination. 1t shall be the re-
sponsibility Of the operator to make
the arrangements and assist the
patient in any way necessary in or
der to comply with this requirement
SSl0.3 Responsibility for calling
physician. The operator OF a per-
sonal care home shall be observant
of the nhVsical fitness af tho
convalescents and shall be re-
sponsible for calling a physician
in case of illness. Sec. SSH
MEDICAL AND OTHER RECORDS.
SS1l.1 General responsibility
The operator of each personal
care home shall maintain the fol-
lowing records, which, shall be