Section 11-93-55 - Construction and physical environment requirements(a) The facility shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with state, and local zoning, building, fire safety and sanitation laws.(b) The facility shall be accessible to, and functional, for physically handicapped persons.(c) There shall be adequate space for preparation, sterilization, and storage of instruments and supplies.(d) Adequate toilet, lavatory, and bathing facilities shall be available for patients' and staff use.(e) Each birthing room: (1) Shall be of adequate size and appropriate shape to provide for the equipment, staff, supplies and emergency procedures required for the physical and emotional care of the mother, her support persons, and the newborn during birth, labor, and the postpartum period.(2) Shall have a minimum of one hundred twenty square feet with a minimum dimension of ten feet.(3) Shall have doorways and hallways of adequate width and configuration to accommodate maneuvering of ambulance stretchers.(4) Shall be located to provide rapid unimpeded access to an exit of the building which shall accommodate emergency transportation vehicles and equipment.(f) There shall be an adequate supply of hot and cold running water under pressure suitable for human consumption.(g) A safe source of heat or cooling capable of maintaining a room temperature within the range of 72° to 80°F, shall be provided.(h) Ventilation shall be sufficient to remove objectionable odors, excessive heat, and condensation.(i) Multi-purpose rooms shall be available for interview, education, training, recreation for family support persons, and other purposes.(j) There shall be at least two exits from the facility, each remote from the other.(k) No cabinets or equipment shall be located in exit corridors.(l) Threshold and expansion joint covers shall be made sufficiently flush for the floor surface to accommodate wheel service carts, wheelchairs, gurneys, etc.(m) Where appropriate, screening of doors and windows shall be provided using screens having sixteen meshes per inch.(n) Suitable locked storage space shall be provided for: (1) All medications, medical supplies, and equipment; and(2) All cleaning and maintenance supplies and equipment.[Eff. MAR 3, 1986] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 321-10, 321-11) (Imp: HRS §§ 46-4, 62-34, 64-91, 65-71, 70-71, 103-50, 132-3, 321-10, 321-11, 42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 4152, 4155 [1977])