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 714.2 - Adult day health care program facilities prior to march 17, 2004

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This section applies to all adult day health care program
						facilities that were approved to operate by the commissioner or department
						prior to March 17, 2004.
(a) Each
					 adult day health care program facility site shall provide sufficient space to
					 accommodate a 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 operator shall ensure the availability
					 of adequate space, equipment, staff and services to accommodate both groups of
					 individuals and 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; and
(vi) a registrants'
					 and public outer garment closet.
(3) Interview/counseling spaces for private
					 consultations.
(4) A multipurpose
					 room for staff conferences, meetings and health education.
(5) General storage facilities for office
					 supplies, equipment, educational materials and records.
(6) General or individual offices for program
					 staff.
(7) A medical care and
					 examination room for registrant health care. 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.
(8) Physical rehabilitation
					 therapy areas that shall be designed to provide sufficient functional net area
					 to accommodate a full range of approved activities. It shall be flexible and
					 adaptable for both individual and group treatment.
(9) Social activities therapy areas that
					 shall include sufficient functional net area to accommodate a full range of
					 approved program activities.
(10)
					 Storage space shall be provided for therapy supplies and equipment.
(11) Toilets for registrants' use shall be
					 provided within or accessible to the program area with sufficient water closets
					 and lavatories available for registrants participating during a scheduled
					 session.
(12) Dietary/dining areas
					 that are adequate to meet the needs of the registrants. The dining area may be
					 combined with the social activities area.
(13) Employees' facilities that include a
					 sufficient number of employees' lockers and toilet facilities to accommodate
					 the needs of all personnel and volunteers shall be provided.
(14) Soiled holding room or an enclosed space
					 shall be provided for the holding and disposal of soiled linens.
(15) One or more janitor's closets.