North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 06 - AGING - PROGRAMS OPERATIONS › Subchapter R - ADULT DAY CARE STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION › Section .0400 - THE FACILITY › Section 06R .0401 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The facility
				  and grounds of an adult day care program shall meet the requirements of the
				  local environmental health specialist, the local fire safety inspector, the
				  county department of social services, and the North Carolina Division of Aging
				  and Adult Services.
(b) The
				  facility shall comply with all applicable zoning laws.
(c) There shall be adaptable spaces, as
				  defined in Rule.0201(2) of this Subchapter, suitable for activities for
				  participants. Programs shall provide space for participants to engage in group
				  activities and separate space for times when a participant needs privacy and
				  quiet.
(d) The facility shall
				  provide a minimum of 40 square feet of indoor space for each participant in the
				  portion of the buildings utilized for adult day care programs. This minimum
				  square footage requirement excludes hallways, offices, and restrooms.
(e) If meals are prepared within the
				  facility, the kitchen shall meet environmental health rules, as defined in
				  15A NCAC
				  18A.3300, which is hereby incorporated by
				  reference, including any subsequent amendments.
(f) Storage areas shall be provided for clean
				  linens, dirty linens, cleaning materials, household supplies, food, equipment,
				  and program supplies needed to conduct activities. These items shall be stored
				  in areas that do not pose a hazard to participants. For the purpose of this
				  Rule, "dirty linen" is any linen which has touched something, other than the
				  storage area itself, or someone after being placed in the clean linen storage
				  area.
(g) A minimum of one male and
				  one female toilet shall be located in each facility and accessible in
				  accordance with the North Carolina Building Code, which is hereby incorporated
				  by reference, including any subsequent amendments or editions, and can be
				  accessed at no cost at www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/. One toilet shall be available for
				  each 12 adults, including staff and participants who utilize the facility. One
				  hand lavatory shall be provided for each two toilets.
(h) All rugs and floor coverings must be
				  fastened down. Loose throw rugs are not allowed. Floors shall not be slippery
				  or made from a material that is worn or poses a fall risk to
				  participants.
(i) A telephone shall
				  be available for participants to make and receive calls.
(j) Unless identified by the Division of
				  Aging and Adult Services as shared space, the area certified for adult day care
				  shall be used for the sole purpose of the adult day care program and its
				  activities during hours of program operation.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-6;
					 143B-153(2a);
					 143B-153(6);
Eff. July 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. September 1, 2007; July 1, 1990;
					 January 1, 1981;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2019.