Current through Bulletin No. 2024-21, November 1, 2024
Section R432-8-4 - General Construction, Ancillary Support Facilities(1) Section R432-4-19 applies to construction of a substance use disorder specialty hospital and the licensee shall ensure compliance with the following modifications: (a) corridors in- patient use areas are a minimum six feet wide;(b) door leaf width for patient room doors and doors to patient treatment rooms are a minimum three feet;(c) ceiling construction in patient and seclusion rooms are monolithic;(d) bed pan flushing devices are optional;(e) windows, in rooms intended for 24-hour occupancy are operable;(f) an on-site emergency generator shall be provided with the following services connected to it: (vi) heating equipment necessary to provide adequate heated space to house all patients under emergency conditions;(vii) one duplex convenience outlet in each patient bedroom;(viii) one duplex convenience outlet at each nurse station; and(ix) duplex convenience outlets in the emergency heated area at a ratio of one for each ten patients;(g) a nurse call system is optional; and(h) if a nurse call system is installed, provisions shall be made for the easy removal or covering of call buttons.(2) If the licensee chooses to have a dual major service, then both of the appropriate specialty hospital construction rules apply.Utah Admin. Code R432-8-4
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-14, effective 7/6/2023