Section 388-97-2440 - Size of resident roomsThe nursing home must ensure that minimum usable room space exclusive of toilet rooms, closets, lockers, wardrobes, must:
(1) In existing facilities, be at least eighty square feet per bed in each multibed room and at least one hundred square feet for each single bed room;(2)In a new building or addition, be one-hundred and ten square feet per bed in multibed rooms, and one-hundred square feet in single bed rooms;(3)In new construction, ensure that the minimum usable room space is also exclusive of vestibules; and(4) For exceptions to room size requirements refer to WAC 388-97-2180.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-97-2440
Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.51 and 74.42 RCW and 42 C.F.R. 489.52. 08-20-062, § 388-97-2440, filed 9/24/08, effective 11/1/08.