N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-26.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43G-26.9 - Psychiatry space and environment

(a) Interviews between staff and patients shall be conducted in a private setting.

(b) The unit shall have access to at least one acute care/seclusion room.

(c) Acute care/seclusion rooms shall be at least 100 square feet and shall be large enough to provide access to the patient from all sides of the bed or mattress and have room for emergency life-sustaining equipment.

(d) Patients in acute care/seclusion rooms shall be either under direct observation in a room near the nurses station or observed through the use of electronic monitoring equipment.

(e) The unit shall have a day room/dining room that allows for social interaction, dining, and therapy.

(f) Opportunities to participate in structured physical exercise programs shall be made available to patients.

(g) There shall be space in each patient room for storage of patients' personal belongings. There shall be a system for securing patients' valuable belongings.

(h) The psychiatric care unit shall comply with the suicide prevention regulations as provided in Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities, 2014 edition. Facility Guidelines Institute; American Society for Healthcare Engineering, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, and is available from the Facility Guidelines Institute, Inc., 350 N. Saint Paul St., Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75201. Website: www.fgiguidelines.org. E-mail: info@fgiguidelines.org.

(i) Authorized security personnel shall have immediate access to locked units.

(j) There shall be a system for summoning help from other areas of the unit in an emergency.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-26.9

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 552(b), effective 1/16/2018