Section 150.420 - Resident Bedrooms - Resident Care Units(A) The floor area of resident bedrooms, excluding closet, vestibule and toilet room areas shall be not less than 125-square feet for single occupancy rooms and 90-square feet per bed for multiple occupancy rooms.(B) No resident bedroom shall contain more than four beds. Multi bedrooms shall be designed to permit no more than three beds side by side parallel to the window wall.(C) Rooms shall be shaped and sized so each bed can be placed at least three feet from any lateral walland at least three feet from any window or radiator. Beds shall be spaced at least three feet from any other bed and an unobstructed passageway of at least four feet shall be maintained at the foot of each bed. Variations in bed placement and dimensions shall be permitted only with the approval of the Department.(D) Resident bedrooms shall have a floor level above the grade level adjacent to the building.(E) All resident bedrooms shall be along exterior walls with window access to the exterior.(F) All resident bedrooms shall open directly to a main corridor and shall be permanently and clearly identified by a number on or beside each entrance.(G) Each room with more than one bed shall have cubicle curtains or equivalent built-in devices for privacy for each resident.(H) Each resident bedroom shall contain closet interior space of not less than two feet by two feet per resident with at least five feet clear hanging space for the storage of personal belongings. In addition, either a built-in or free-standing multiple-drawer bureau not less than two feet wide, with a minimum of one drawer per resident, shall be provided.(I) Each resident bedroom shall be sized and dimensioned to accommodate household size or hospital-type bed, a bedside cabinet and an easy chair or comfortable straight-back arm chair.(J) Units shall not encompass beds on more than one floor.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1361, eff. 3/23/2018.