Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 175 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES LICENSURE › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING CENTERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED › Section 175-3-006 - PHYSICAL PLANT STANDARDS

Current through June 17, 2024
Each building where services are provided must be maintained
				  by licensee in a manner that is safe, clean and functional for the clients who
				  reside there.
006.01
CLIENT BEDROOMS.
Single bedrooms for ambulatory
				clients must provide at least 80 square feet of usable floor area with a side
				dimension of not less than 7 feet - 0 inches. All client bedrooms must have
				windows which provide an unobstructed view of not less than 15 feet - 0 inches
				in at least 1 horizontal direction.
006.02
MULTI-BEDROOMS.
Ambulatory clients must be provide d
				at least 60 square feet of usable floor space for each client. There must be at
				least 3 feet - 0 inches between beds placed side-to-side and not less than 3
				feet - 0 inches between the heads of the beds. The amount of usable floor space
				in a client bedroom is determined after taking adjustments into account as
				stated in this chapter. A bedroom must have no more than 4 beds.
006.03
WINDOWS.
Bedrooms must be exterior rooms with at least 1 window which is easily opened
				to the outside. The minimum total area of the window or windows measured
				between stops -- clear width when opened, must be at least 10 percent of the
				usable floor area. All windows must be provided with screens which are
				maintained in good repair. Combination storm window screens are acceptable.
				Full length storm windows may be used during the winter months. Window sills
				must not be more than 36 inches above the finished floor. All exterior windows
				and doors must have serviceable screens except for doors with panic
				hardware.
006.04
CLOSETS.
There must be accessible private and adequate
				storage space for clothing and personal belongings in the bedroom area for each
				client. Built-in closets or wardrobes with doors or curtains are
				acceptable.
006.05
CEILING HEIGHTS.
Level ceilings in sleeping rooms must
				not be less than 7 feet - 0 inches high. In sleeping rooms with sloped
				ceilings, only the areas with vertical wall heights of 5 feet or more must be
				included in the required usable floor area. At least half of the usable floor
				space must have a ceiling not less than 7 feet - 0 inches.
006.06
PARTITIONS.
Partitions defining each bedroom must run from floor to ceiling.
006.07
CLIENT
				BEDROOMS.
All client bedrooms must be located at or above natural
				grade level. Non-ambulatory clients must not be housed in bedrooms located
				above the first floor level.
006.08
DOORS.
Doors in a building may be lockable by the
				occupant if they can be unlocked by a master key from the opposite side. Master
				keys are to be carried by staff at all times.
006.08(A)
INTERIOR
				DOORS.
Excluding time out room doors, interior doors must not have
				vision panels.
006.08(B)
DOOR LOCKS.
Door locks installed on sleeping room
				doors must be lockable from the corridor side only, except where such doors
				open directly to the outside of the building. Sleeping room doors leading
				directly to the outside of the building may be lockable on the room side. All
				locks must permit exit from a room by a simple operation without the use of a
				key.
006.08(C)
DOOR
				WIDTHS.
Door widths must not be less than 3 feet wide to allow a
				minimum clear opening of 32 inches in the fully opened position.
006.08(D)
DOOR
				ALARMS.
Door alarms must be provided for exterior doors when
				clients requiring such supervision is established by the Individual Program
				Plan.