Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 330 - SHELTERED CARE FACILITIES CODE › Subpart O - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR EXISTING SHELTERED CARE FACILITIES › Section 330.3620 - General Building Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Every existing facility shall:
a) Be structurally sound, in good repair, and
				attractive inside and out. (B)
b)
				Have stairs, whether inside or outside of the building, provided with sturdy
				handrails. Stairways over three feet wide shall have handrails on each side.
				(B)
c) Be served by reliable
				telephone service.
d) Be served by
				reliable electrical service. The Department may require a standby electric
				generator on the premises to provide an emergency supply of electricity to
				maintain essential services when it has evidence that there have been frequent
				and prolonged interruptions of service that have resulted in a threat to the
				residents' health and welfare. (B)
e) Be constructed and maintained so as to
				prevent the entrance and harborage of rats, mice, flies, and other
				insects.
f) Have all outside doors,
				other than required exits, and nonstationary windows equipped with
				tight-fitting, full-length 16-mesh screens. Screen doors shall be equipped with
				self-closing devices.
g) Have each
				exterior door equipped with a signal that will alert personnel in the area if a
				resident leaves the building. Any 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) Be
				provided with sufficient and satisfactory artificial lighting wherever required
				throughout the building and grounds.
i) Have smooth floors which are free from
				cracks and finished so that they can be easily and properly cleaned. Floors in
				bathrooms, kitchens, and utility rooms shall be covered wall to wall with
				terrazzo, inlaid linoleum, tile or approved equivalent. (B)
j) Have all walls and ceilings of sound
				construction, covered with plaster or approved equivalent, in good repair, and
				free from cracks or holes for easy and proper cleaning.
k) Have all windows in good repair so that
				they fit snugly, yet will open and close easily.
l) Have safety devices provided across low
				windows, on open porches, at changes in floor level, and at other danger areas
				inside or outside the building, when there is a danger present to residents.
				(B)
m) Have no other business
				conducted in the building that is unrelated to health care and that constitutes
				a hazard or annoyance to the residents. The business shall be in a segregated
				portion of the building and shall have a separate entrance.
n) Have any thresholds for doorways used by
				residents flush with the floor.
o)
				Have a ceiling height of eight feet or more throughout all rooms occupied or
				used by residents.
p) Provide a
				medicine cabinet. (See Section
				330.1520.)
q) 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.