New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 714 - Standards Of Construction For Adult Day Health Care Program Facilities › Section 714.3 - Adult day health care program facilities between march 17, 2004 and december 31, 2010

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This section applies to adult day health care facilities
						approved to operate by the commissioner or department between March 17, 2004
						and December 31, 2010.
(a) Each adult
					 day health care program facility site shall provide sufficient space to
					 accommodate the full range of program activities and services required by this
					 Title. The space shall be designed to be flexible and adaptable in order to
					 accommodate both individual and group activities and services. When an adult
					 day health care program shares space and services with the residential health
					 care facility's resident population, the licensed operator shall ensure the
					 availability of adequate space, equipment, staff and services to accommodate
					 both groups of individuals and ensure that the proper provision of services to
					 one group does not interfere with the proper provision of services to the
					 other.
(b) Each adult day health
					 care program facility site shall include the following public, administrative
					 and service areas:
(1) An entrance that shall
					 be located at grade level, sheltered from the weather and accessible by
					 wheelchairs.
(2) A lobby that shall
					 include:
(i) a reception and information
					 counter or desk;
(ii) a waiting
					 area;
(iii) public toilet
					 facilities;
(iv) one or more public
					 telephones;
(v) a drinking
					 fountain;
(vi) an outer garment
					 closet for registrants and the public.
(3) General or individual office(s) for
					 professional and administrative staff.
(4) Interview/counseling space(s) for private
					 consultations.
(5) A multipurpose
					 room for staff conferences, meetings and health education.
(6) General storage facilities for office
					 supplies, equipment, educational materials and records.
(7) General or individual office(s) for
					 program staff.
(8) A medical care
					 and examination room for registrant health services. The medical care and
					 examination room shall provide an examination table, lockable medication
					 storage for registrants' daily medicine, a small refrigerator for registrants'
					 daily medicine, a lavatory or sink equipped for handwashing and a counter or
					 shelf space for writing. The arrangement shall permit at least two feet six
					 inches of clearance on at least one side and at the ends of the examination
					 table.
(9) Physical rehabilitation
					 therapy areas that shall be designed to provide sufficient functional net area
					 of at least 50 square feet for each registrant participating during a scheduled
					 period to accommodate a full range of approved activities. It shall be flexible
					 and adaptable for both individual and group treatment.
(10) Social activities therapy and
					 dietary/dining areas that include sufficient functional net area of at least 30
					 square feet for each registrant based upon program capacity and accommodate a
					 full range of approved program activities and dining facilities to meet the
					 needs of the registrants. Accommodation for quiet space(s) shall be provided
					 within the program area relevant to the program space.
(11) Storage space shall be provided for
					 therapy supplies and equipment.
(12) Toilets for registrants' use shall be
					 provided within or accessible to the program area. Unisex toilets shall be
					 provided at a ratio of at least 1 water closet and lavatory per 12 registrants,
					 or major fraction thereof, based on program capacity. Gender dedicated toilets
					 may be provided at a ratio of at least 1 water closet and lavatory per 12
					 registrants, or major fraction thereof, based on the gender distribution within
					 the program capacity. At least one-half of the toilets shall be handicapped
					 accessible.
(13) One bathing
					 facility shall be provided within or accessible to the program facility. The
					 dressing area and the shower(s), without curbs, shall be designed to permit use
					 by a wheelchair resident with staff assistance.
(14) Employees' facilities with a sufficient
					 number of employees' lockers and toilet facilities to accommodate the needs of
					 all personnel and volunteers shall be provided.
(15) A soiled holding room or an enclosed
					 space shall be provided for the holding and disposal of soiled
					 linens.
(16) One or more janitor's
					 closets shall be provided.
(17)
					 Facilities with registrant services located on other than the main entrance
					 floor shall have electric or electrohydraulic elevators.