Section 75-04-01-29 - Group home bedrooms1. Bedrooms in group home facilities must accommodate no more than two individuals.2. Bedrooms in group home facilities must provide at least eighty square feet [7.43 square meters] per individual in a single occupancy bedroom, and at least sixty square feet [5.57 square meters] per individual in a double occupancy bedroom, both exclusive of closet and bathroom space. Bedrooms in newly constructed homes or existing homes converted to group home facilities completed after July 1, 1985, must provide at least one hundred square feet [9.29 square meters] per individual in a single occupancy bedroom, and at least eighty square feet [7.43 square meters] per individual in a double occupancy bedroom, both exclusive of closet and bathroom space.3. Bedrooms in group home facilities must be located on outside walls and separated from other rooms and spaces by walls extending from floor to ceiling and be at or above grade level.4. Bedrooms in group home facilities must not have doors with vision panels and must be capable of being locked from the inside of the bedroom, except when justified by a specific assessed need and documented in the person-centered service plan.5. Each client must have the opportunity to furnish and decorate their bedrooms as they choose, such as a chest of drawers, table, or desk.6. Bedrooms in group home facilities must provide storage space for clothing in the bedroom which is accessible to all, including nonambulatory individuals.7. Group home facilities shall provide space outside the bedrooms to be equipped for out-of-bed activities for all individuals not yet mobile, except for those who have a short-term illness or those for whom out-of-bed activity is a threat to life.N.D. Admin Code 75-04-01-29
Effective June 1, 1986; amended effective December 1, 1995.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2017-363, January 2017, effective 1/1/2017.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 368, April 2018, effective 4/1/2018.General Authority: NDCC 25-16-06, 50-06-16
Law Implemented: NDCC 25-16-03