Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 44, November 1, 2024
Section R9-10-1810 - Physical Plant, Environmental Services, and Equipment StandardsA. A provider shall ensure that an adult behavioral health therapeutic home: 1. Is in a building that: a. Is arranged, designed, and used for the living, sleeping, and housekeeping activities for one family on a permanent basis; andb. Is free of any plumbing, electrical, ventilation, mechanical, chemical, or structural hazard that may jeopardize the health or safety of a resident;2. Has a living room accessible at all times to a resident;3. Has a dining area furnished for group meals that is accessible to the provider, residents, and any other individuals present in the adult behavioral health therapeutic home;4. For each six individuals residing in the adult behavioral health therapeutic home, including residents, has at least one bathroom equipped with:a. A working toilet that flushes and has a seat; andb. A sink with running water accessible for use by a resident;5. Has equipment and supplies to maintain a resident's personal hygiene that are accessible to the resident;6. Is clean and free from accumulations of dirt, garbage, and rubbish; and7. Implements a pest control program that complies with A.A.C. R3-8-201(C)(4) to minimize the presence of insects and vermin at the adult behavioral health therapeutic home.B. A provider shall ensure that pets and animals are: 1. Controlled to prevent endangering the residents and to maintain sanitation;2. Licensed consistent with local ordinances; and3. For a dog or cat, vaccinated against rabies.C. If a swimming pool is located on the premises, a provider shall ensure that: 1. The swimming pool is equipped with the following:a. An operational water circulation system that clarifies and disinfects the swimming pool water continuously and that includes at least:ii. Two swimming pool inlets located on opposite sides of the swimming pool, and iii. A drain located at the swimming pool's lowest point and covered by a grating that cannot be removed without using tools; andb. An operational cleaning system;2. The swimming pool is enclosed by a wall or fence that:a. Is at least five feet in height as measured on the exterior of the wall or fence;b. Has no vertical openings greater that four inches across;c. Has no horizontal openings, except as described in subsection (C)(2)(e);e. Does not have a space between the ground and the bottom fence rail that exceeds four inches in height; andf. Has a self-closing, self-latching gate that: i. Opens away from the swimming pool,ii. Has a latch located at least 54 inches from the ground, andiii. Is locked when the swimming pool is not in use; and3. A life preserver or shepherd's crook is available and accessible in the pool area.D. A provider shall ensure that a spa that is not enclosed by a wall or fence as described in subsection (C)(2) is covered and locked when not in use.E. A provider shall ensure that:1. A bedroom for use by a resident:a. Is separated from a hall, corridors, or other habitable room by floor-to-ceiling walls containing no interior openings except doors and is not used as a passageway to another bedroom or habitable room;b. Provides sufficient space for an individual in the bedroom to have unobstructed access to the bedroom door;c. Contains for each resident using the bedroom: i. A separate, adult-sized, single bed or larger bed with a clean mattress in good repair;ii. Clean bedding appropriate for the season; andiii. An individual dresser and closet for storage of personal possessions and clothing; andd. If used for: i. Single occupancy, contains at least 60 square feet of floor space; or ii. Double occupancy, contains at least 100 square feet of floor space; and2. A mirror is available to a resident for grooming;3. A resident does not share a bedroom with an individual who is not a resident;4. No more than two residents share a bedroom;5. If two residents share a bedroom, each resident agrees, in writing, to share the bedroom; and6. A resident's bedroom is not used to store anything other than the furniture and articles used by the resident and the resident's belongings.Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1810
New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 259, effective 1/8/2019.