Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 330 - SHELTERED CARE FACILITIES CODE › Subpart M - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR NEW SHELTERED CARE FACILITIES › Section 330.3060 - General Building Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Every building shall:
a) Be structurally sound, in good repair, and
				attractive inside and outside. (B)
b) Have a minimum of one adequately sized
				elevator in all buildings of two or more stories in height. Additional
				elevators as determined by the Department shall be provided based upon the
				population and condition of the residents. The basement shall be considered as
				one story if it is used by residents. (B)
c) Have stairways with a minimum head room of
				seven feet, a minimum width of three feet eight inches on required exit stairs,
				when serving resident areas, and three feet for all others. If handrails
				project more than three and one-half inches, the width shall be measured
				between the handrails. Have treads of not less than 11 inches, and risers of
				not more than seven and one-half inches. Stairways with triangular or winding
				treads or single risers are not acceptable. (B)
d) Have sturdy handrails on both sides of
				each stairway whether inside or outside of the building. Handrails shall be one
				and one-half inches in diameter at least and one and one-half inches clear of
				the wall. (B)
e) Have a ceiling
				height of eight feet or more throughout all rooms occupied or used by the
				residents. (B)
f) Have main
				entrance and exit doors swinging outward with a minimum clear width of three
				feet, eight inches. Provide panic hardware and door closers. (B)
g) Have each exterior door equipped with a
				signal that will alert personnel in the area if a resident leaves the building.
				An exterior door that is supervised during certain periods during the day or
				night may have a disconnect device for part time use. If there is constant 24
				hour a day supervision of the door, a signal is not required. (B)
h) Have all doors and windows in good repair
				so that they fit snugly and are weathertight, yet will open and close
				easily.
i) Have all outside doors,
				other than at required exits, and nonstationary windows equipped with tight
				fitting full length 16 mesh screens. Screen doors shall be equipped with
				self-closing devices.
j) Have all
				floors free from cracks and finished so that they can be easily, properly, and
				efficiently cleaned. Floors in bathrooms, kitchens, and utility rooms shall be
				covered wall to wall with inlaid linoleum, terrazzo, ceramic tile, or an
				equivalent material. (B)
k) Have
				all walls and ceilings of sound construction and covered with plaster or an
				equivalent, free from cracks, holes, or heavily textured surfaces.
l) Be constructed and maintained so as to
				prevent the entrance and harborage of rats, mice, flies, and other
				insects.
m) Be provided with
				sufficient and satisfactory artificial lighting wherever required throughout
				the building and grounds.
n) All
				doorways used by residents shall be flush with the floor.
o) Be served by reliable telephone service.
				(B)
p) Provide a medicine cabinet
				and sink with hot and cold running water. (See Section
				330.1530(a).)
q) Have no other business not related to
				health care conducted in the building that constitutes a hazard or annoyance to
				the residents. In any case, the business shall be in a segregated portion of
				the building and shall have a separate entrance.
r) Install partitions, screens, shields, or
				other means to protect residents from thermal hazards such as radiators, hot
				water or steam pipes, baseboard heaters, therapy equipment, or other surfaces
				accessible to residents which may exceed a temperature of 140 degrees
				Fahrenheit. Any protective device shall be designed and installed so that it
				does not present a fire or safety hazard or adversely affect the safe operation
				of the equipment.