22 Va. Admin. Code § 40-151-440

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024

Section 22VAC40-151-440 - Residents' privacy

A. When bathrooms are not designated for individual use:

1. Each toilet shall be enclosed for privacy; and

2. Bathtubs and showers shall provide visual privacy for bathing by use of enclosures, curtains or other appropriate means.

B. Windows in bathrooms, sleeping areas, and dressing areas shall provide for privacy.

C. Every sleeping area shall have a door that may be closed for privacy or quiet and this door shall be readily opened in case of fire or other emergency.

D. Residents shall be provided privacy from routine sight supervision by staff members of the opposite gender while bathing, dressing, or conducting toileting activities. This section does not apply to medical personnel performing medical procedures, to staff providing assistance to infants, or to staff providing assistance to residents whose physical or mental disabilities dictate the need for assistance with these activities as justified in the resident's record.

E. Video and audio monitoring shall be permitted only with the approval of the department.

22 Va. Admin. Code § 40-151-440

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 3, eff. January 1, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§§ 63.2-217 and 63.2-1737 of the Code of Virginia.