Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 99 - Nursing Facilities › Subchapter B - Physical Environment › Section I-9929 - Other Environmental Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A hard surfaced off-the-road parking area
					 to provide parking for one car per five licensed beds shall be provided. This
					 is a minimum requirement and may be exceeded by local ordinances. Where this
					 requirement would impose an unreasonable hardship, a written request for a
					 lesser amount may be submitted to the department for waiver
					 consideration.
B. The nursing
					 facility shall make arrangements for an adequate supply of safe potable water
					 even when there is a loss of normal water supply. Service from a public water
					 supply shall be used, if available. Private water supplies, if used, shall meet
					 the requirements of the LAC
Title 51, Public
					 Health
-
Sanitary Code.
C. An adequate supply of hot water shall be
					 provided which shall be adequate for general cleaning, washing, and sterilizing
					 of cooking and food service dishes and other utensils, and for bathing and
					 laundry use. Hot water supply to the hand washing and bathing faucets in the
					 resident areas shall have automatic control to assure a temperature of not less
					 than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, nor more than 120 degrees Fahrenheit, at the
					 faucet outlet. Supply system design shall comply with the Louisiana state
					 Plumbing Code and shall be based on accepted engineering procedures using
					 actual number and types of fixtures to be installed.
D. The nursing facility shall be connected to
					 the public sewerage system, if such a system is available. Where a public
					 sewerage is not available, the sewerage disposal system shall conform to the
					 requirements of the LAC
Title 51, Public
					 Health
-
Sanitary Code.
E. The nursing facility shall maintain a
					 comfortable sound level conducive to meeting the need of the
					 residents.
F. All plumbing shall be
					 properly maintained and conform to the requirements of the LAC
Title
					 51, Public Health
-
Sanitary Code.
G. All openings to the outside atmosphere
					 shall be effectively screened. Exterior doors equipped with closers in air
					 conditioned buildings need not have screens.
H. Each room used by residents shall be
					 capable of being heated to not less than 71 degrees Fahrenheit in the coldest
					 weather and capable of being cooled to not more than 81 degrees Fahrenheit in
					 the warmest weather.
I. Lighting
					 levels in all areas shall be adequate to support task performance by staff
					 personnel and independent functioning of residents. A minimum of 6 foot to 10
					 foot candelas over the entire stairway, corridors, and resident rooms measured
					 at an elevation of 30 inches above the floor and a minimum of 20 foot to 30
					 foot candelas over areas used for reading or close work shall be
					 available.
J. Corridors used by
					 residents shall be equipped on each side with firmly secured handrails, affixed
					 to the wall. Handrails shall comply with the requirements of the state adopted
					 accessibility guidelines.
K. There
					 shall be an effective pest control program so that the nursing facility is free
					 of pest and rodent infestation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						40:2009.1-2116.