Section 246-335-760 - Family, personnel, volunteer, contractor, and public areas(1) A hospice care center applicant or licensee must provide family use areas with: (a) A minimum of two hundred square feet;(b) Comfortable seating for several family members;(c) Provision for families and patients to share meals;(f) Information desk or directory signage; and(g) Exterior, clear glass windows with a maximum sill height of thirty-six inches.(2) Hospice care centers must provide a private space at least one hundred fifty square feet in size for every ten beds and an additional seventy-five square feet for every additional five beds. The private space should be designed for: (a) Private group, family, and individual interviews and counseling;(b) Interdisciplinary weekly conferences and personnel, contractor, and volunteer breaks; and(3) Hospice care centers must provide additional space for personnel, contractors and volunteers. This space must be designed to accommodate:(a) Secure storage for medical records;(b) Personnel, contractor, and volunteer break areas;(c) Personnel, contractor, and volunteer work areas;(e) At least one personnel, contractor, and volunteer toilet room with handwash sink.(4) Hospice care centers must provide one visitor toilet room with handwash sink for every ten beds.Wash. Admin. Code § 246-335-760
Adopted by WSR 18-06-093, Filed 3/6/2018, effective 4/6/2018