Section 325.21309. Patient rooms.

(1) A patient bedroom shall have the floor surface at or above grade level along exterior walls with windows.

(2)   A single patient room shall have not less than 80 square feet of usable floor space.

(3)   A multibed patient room shall have not less than 70 square feet of usable floor space per bed.

(4)   Floor area under any part of a drop or slant ceiling which is less than 7 feet, 6 inches shall not be used in computing usable floor space per patient bed.

(5)   A toilet room or closet shall not be included in usable floor space.

(6)   A patient room shall provide a minimum of 5 square feet of floor space per bed for wardrobe and closet, in addition to other requirements for usable floor space per bed.

(7)   A bedroom shall permit the functional  placement  of  furniture   and equipment essential to patient care, comfort, and safety.

(8)   A multibed patient room shall have a 3-foot clearance between  beds.

(9)   A patient room, toilet room, or  corridor  shall  be  provided  with night lighting.

(10)   A bed in a multibed patient  room  shall  have   flameproof  cubicle curtains or their equivalent.

(11)   A patient room  shall  have   not  less  than  2   duplex  electrical receptacles, at least 1 of which shall be near the head of each bed.

History: 1981 AACS.