Section 144-118-11.H - Family Rooms and Dining Rooms09/01/07 11.H.1. Usage and Size
a. Family rooms and dining areas must be accessible to all clients.b. Each facility shall provide a family room and a dining room for the use of the clients, which: 1. May not, under any circumstances, be used as bedrooms by clients or personnel;2. Must contain sufficient space to accommodate all activities without one activity interfering with any other.c. No corridor area may be used as a family room, recreation room or dining room.d. No multipurpose room may be used as a dining room, family room or recreation room without prior approval of the Department.e. Each facility shall provide at least twenty (20) square feet of family and dining room area per bed.f. All newly constructed facilities, or additions of more than four (4) beds to existing facilities, for which construction is started after July 1, 1980 shall provide family room and dining room areas to the extent of thirty (30) square feet per bed or additional bed. 09/01/07 11.H.2. Furnishings
a. Family Room Each family room or recreation room for clients' use must be provided with an adequate number of reading lamps capable of producing thirty (30) foot candles of light at reading level and furnished with:
1. Tables and chairs or settees of satisfactory design for needs of the clients;2. Sufficient equipment for leisure and social activities; and3. A functional television set.b. Dining Area 1. The dining area must be furnished to stimulate maximum self-development, social interaction, comfort and pleasure.2. The dining area must have a pleasant and home- like environment, be attractively furnished and decorated, and have good acoustic quality.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 118, § 11.H