Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 20 - Physical Environment › Rule 15-16-1-3.20.30 - Required Areas / Rooms

Current through June 25, 2024
As a minimum, the Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility
						shall include the following programmatic design areas sized as required to
						accommodate the Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility census and all applicable
						codes/regulations, but in no instance shall they be less than indicated below:
1. Bedrooms. Facilities shall make
					 efforts to design and decorate the bedrooms so as to create a home-like
					 environment. Bedrooms of children shall be grouped in accordance with the
					 child's age group. Each child shall have a private room, unless such instances
					 as siblings; whereas they wish to share a room. For single bedrooms, there
					 shall be a minimum of 80 square feet and furniture shall be age-appropriate. In
					 the case of a shared bedroom, as referenced herein, there shall be a minimum of
					 100 square feet. Each bedroom shall, at a minimum, contain a bed, (crib if
					 appropriate), dresser, mirror, table and a chair. In the case of a shared room,
					 privacy curtains or a mechanism to assure privacy must be provided;
2. The Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility
					 shall have age-appropriate toileting facilities with separate facilities for
					 toddler and school-age children, as well as a shared tub (as a minimum);
3. The Pediatric Skilled Nursing
					 Facility shall provide an indoor recreational/exercise/play area at the rate of
					 50 square feet minimum per licensed child;
4. The Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility
					 shall provide an outdoor Recreational / exercise / play area, directly
					 adjoining the facility, that encompassing, at a minimum, 450 square feet,
					 enclosed with a 6-foot privacy fence and that has a gate opening onto a
					 non-hazardous exterior area. Playground play surface and equipment shall meet
					 the standards and guidelines of the most current edition of the Public
					 Playground Safety Handbook published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
					 Commission.
5. Kitchen. The
					 facility shall provide a commercial-grade kitchen that meets the standards of
					 NFPA 96, with a food preparation area of not less than of not less than ten
					 square feet per bed (for a 60 bed facility) that is designed to permit orderly
					 and sanitary handling and processing of food; that avoids overcrowding and
					 congestion of operations, provides at least three feet between work areas, and
					 has a height of at least eight (8) feet. Commercial and/or institutional
					 ranges, freezers units, dishwashers, ice machines, mixers, and other equipment
					 as may be needed shall be present, as well as adequate numbers of pots, pans,
					 silverware, glassware and dishes. Hand washing lavatories shall be conveniently
					 located throughout the department, be equipped with hot and cold water, soap
					 dispenser, a supply of soap, and disposable towels. The use of a common towel
					 is prohibited. Hands shall not be washed in sinks where food is prepared or
					 where utensils are cleaned.
a. Commercial of
					 institutional dishwashing equipment shall be used. The dishwashing area shall
					 be separated from the food preparation area. If sanitation is to be
					 accomplished with hot water, a minimum temperature of one hundred eighty (180)
					 degrees Fahrenheit shall be maintained during the rinse cycle. An alternate
					 method of use of chemicals may be provided if sanitizing standards of the
					 Mississippi State Department of Food Code Regulations are observed.
b. Adequate counter space for stacking soiled
					 dishes shall be provided in the dishwashing area at the most convenient place
					 of entry from the dining room, followed by a disposal with can storage under
					 the counter. There shall be a pre-rinse sink, then the dishwasher and finally a
					 counter or drain for clean dishes.