048-7 Wyo. Code R. § 7-6

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 7-6 - Building and Physical Plant

(a) At least one flush toilet shall be provided for every eight (8) residents.

(b) At least one tub or shower shall be provided for every ten (10) residents.

(c) At least one lavatory and mirror shall be provided for every eight (8) residents.

(d) All toilet-lavatory, shower tub areas shall have floors and walls of impermeable, cleanable, and easily sanitized materials.

(e) Residents shall have access to toilet, hand washing and bathing facilities without having to pass through another residents bedroom.

(f) The floor of the tub and shower shall have non-skid surfaces. Handrails and/ or grab bars shall be adjacent to the tubs, toilets and showers.

(g) All bathrooms and toilet areas shall be properly lighted, and shall be vented.

(h) Boarding homes licensed prior to March 1, 1987 shall have sleeping rooms to allow for sufficient space for not less than seventy-five (75) square feet of floor space per resident in a single-bed sleeping room and not less than sixty (60) square feet of floor space per resident in a multi-bed sleeping room with minimum of three (3) feet between beds.

(i) Boarding homes licensed on or after March 1, 1987 shall provide sleeping rooms which allow for not less than one hundred (100) square feet of floor space per resident in a single-bed sleeping room and not less than seventy (70) square feet of floor space per resident in a multi-bed sleeping room with a minimum of three (3) feet between beds.

(j) Each sleeping room shall be an outside room, provided with windows operable from the inside without the use of tools. The bottom of the opening shall not be more than 44 inches above the floor.

(k) Boarding homes licensed on/or after the date of these Licensure Rules shall not have sleeping rooms below grade level; in an attic; basement; stairwell; hall; or any room commonly used for other than bedroom purposes.

(l) Ceiling heights in sleeping rooms shall not be less than seven feet, six inches (76").

(m) Site requirements. The building locations shall be:

  • (i) In a lawfully constituted fire district;
  • (ii) Serviced by an all-weather road kept open to motor vehicles at all times of the year; and
  • (iii) Accessible to physician and emergency medical services within thirty (30) minutes driving time.

(n) Occupancy Approval. Any building proposed for conversion to a boarding home shall be approved by the Licensing Division prior to issuance of a license. Any items of noncompliance shall be corrected prior to issuance of the license.

(o) All facilities exceeding one story in height shall be equipped with an automatic elevator. Facilities licensed prior to the effective date of these rules, shall meet the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association that was in effect at the time the facility was licensed as a boarding home. Multi-storied wood frame buildings shall be sprinklered.

048-7 Wyo. Code R. § 7-6