Section R432-200-21 - Resident Care Equipment(1) The licensee shall provide equipment, in good working order, to meet the needs of residents.(2) The licensee shall ensure that disposable and single-use items are properly disposed of after use.(3) The licensee shall ensure that resident care equipment includes the following: (a) self-help ambulation devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, and other devices deemed necessary in the resident plan of care, and policy may require that residents obtain their own equipment for long-term use;(b) blood pressure equipment and stethoscopes, appropriate to the needs and number of residents;(c) thermometers appropriate to the needs of residents;(d) weight scales to weigh any resident;(e) bedpans, urinals, and equipment to clean them;(f) water pitchers, drinking glasses, and resident gowns;(h) access to emergency oxygen including equipment for its administration;(j) linens including sheets, blankets, bath towels, and wash cloths for not less than three complete changes for the facility's licensed bed capacity with a bedspread for each resident bed;(k) personal items including toothbrush, comb, hair brush, soap for bathing and showering, denture cups, shaving apparatus, and shampoo;(l) an individual chart for each resident;(m) sterile and unsterile gloves; andUtah Admin. Code R432-200-21
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-03, effective 1/22/2024