Section DHS 83.54 - Resident bedrooms(1) DESIGN. (a) Bedrooms shall be designed and equipped to allow residents to achieve the highest level of independent functioning and shall be fully accessible to the resident.(b) Floor to ceiling walls with rigid construction swing-type doors that are of the side-hinged or pivoted swinging shall enclose resident bedrooms.(c) Bedrooms shall open directly into a corridor, the resident's private living area or common living space.(d) Each resident shall have or be provided within the bedroom, a closet or wardrobe with clothes hanging rods and shelves, and drawer space adequate to reasonably meet the needs of the resident. The bedroom shall have adequate accessible space for a resident's wheelchair or other adaptive or prosthetic equipment.(e) Each resident bedroom shall have a ceiling height of at least 7 feet.(2) LOCATION. Resident bedrooms shall be located near toilet and bathing facilities and shall provide internal access to congregate dining and living areas.(3) CAPACITY. (a) Resident bedrooms shall accommodate no more than 2 residents per room.(b) Facilities exclusively serving residents in the custody of a government correctional agency or who is alcohol or drug dependent may accommodate up to 3 residents per room if the facility was licensed before April 1, 2009.(4) SIZE. (a) In existing class AA and class CA CBRFs, single occupancy bedrooms shall have a minimum of 80 square feet per resident and 60 square feet per resident in multiple occupancy bedrooms. Minimum square footage shall be calculated exclusive of toilet rooms and closets.(b) In existing class AS, class CS, class ANA and class CNA CBRFs, and all newly constructed CBRFs, single occupancy bedrooms shall have a minimum of 100 square feet per resident and 80 square feet per resident in multiple occupancy bedrooms. Minimum square footage shall be calculated exclusive of toilet rooms and closets.(c) A bedroom shared by residents who require different classes of licensure shall meet the highest applicable square footage required for all residents sharing the bedroom.(5) BASEMENT BEDROOMS. Basement bedrooms shall have at least 2 means of exiting that provide unobstructed egress to the outside or grade level. Windows in the basement shall not be considered exits.(6) BED ARRANGEMENTS. The CBRF shall locate beds either the minimum distance from heat producing sources recommended by the manufacturer or 18 inches. The CBRF shall have a deflector on the register when the bed is located less than 18 inches from a forced air register. Beds may not block a forced air register.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 83.54
CR 07-095: cr. Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 4-1-09.