Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 661 - Hospice › Subchapter 8 - Hospice Inpatient Facility Physical Plant › Section 310:661-8-5 - Nursing unit

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Patient rooms.
				Each room shall meet the following requirements.
(1) Maximum room capacity shall be one (1)
				patient.
(2) Minimum room area
				exclusive of toilet rooms, lockers, wardrobes, alcoves, or vestibules shall be
				one hundred twenty (120) square feet. There shall be a minimum of three (3)
				feet of clearance between beds and obstructions, such as walls. This minimum
				dimension shall not apply to the head of the bed.
(3) Each room shall be located on an exterior
				wall and be provided with a window to the exterior. The maximum sill height for
				the window shall be three (3) feet above finished floor and also be located
				above exterior lot grade. Windows shall be provided with window coverings to
				ensure privacy.
(4) Each patient
				bed shall be served by a nurse's call system and provided with an individual
				call device immediately accessible to patient, which shall register at the
				nurse's station. A nurse's call emergency device shall be provided for each
				patient toilet room, shower, and bathing room. The nurse's call system
				installed shall be one of the following types.
(A) Conventional UL 1069 hardwired system;
				or,
(B) Wireless system with
				individual call pendants or bracelets. These appliances shall activate
				notification devices at the nurse's station and individual pagers that are
				carried by staff at all times.
(5) One (1) lavatory or disinfectant wash
				shall be provided for each patient room.
(6) Each patient shall have access to a
				toilet room complying with accessibility requirements as determined by the
				ICC/ANSI A117.1. One (1) toilet room shall contain, at a minimum, a water
				closet and a lavatory.
(A) Each patient room
				shall have access to a toilet room without entering or crossing the general
				corridor.
(B) Toilet rooms shall be
				equipped with bedpan washing apparatus with flushing attachment and vacuum
				breaker.
(7) There shall
				be a minimum of one (1) isolation rooms per hospice inpatient facility. Each
				room shall contain a lavatory and soap and disposable towel dispensers. Each
				isolation room shall have access to an accessible toilet room without entering
				the general corridor.
(8) Each
				patient shall have a wardrobe, locker, or closet with minimum clear dimensions
				of one foot ten inches (1'-10") by one foot eight inches (1'-8"). A clothes rod
				and shelf shall be provided.
(9)
				Patient rooms shall have general lighting and night lighting. A reading light
				shall be provided for each patient and at least one (1) light fixture for night
				lighting shall be switched at the entrance of each patient room. All electrical
				switches shall be of the quiet operating type.
(10) Each patient shall be provided with a
				bed complete with springs and a mattress (not rollaway), a chair suitable for
				the patient, and a bedside table. Cots, sofas, rollaway or similar type beds
				shall not be used for patients but may be used by family members. A bedside
				table and over-bed table shall be available for each bedridden patient. A
				recliner suitable for sleeping shall be provided for each patient in each
				patient room. Guest rooms used for family member(s) shall be permitted, but
				shall not be used as patient rooms unless they meet the requirements for
				patient rooms.
(11) No television
				surveillance system shall be used to monitor the interior of patient rooms or
				baths.