Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-411 - Physical environment and complete construction

(a) General provisions. The following provisions describe the physical environment and complete construction requirements for boarding care homes. The facility shall provide for a safe, sanitary environment and for the safety and comfort of the residents.

(b) Each boarding care home shall consist of at least the following units, areas, and rooms which shall all be within a single building and under one roof;

(1) All beds shall be located in rooms designed for not more than five beds. Each resident bedroom shall meet the following requirements;

(A) Minimum room areas, excluding toilet rooms, closets, lockers, wardrobes, other built-in fixed items, alcoves, or vestibules, shall be 60 square feet per bed. Visual privacy shall be provided for each bed in a multibed room;

(B) Each toilet room shall contain at least a toilet and a lavatory but not more than two toilets. The lavatory may be omitted if the toilet adjoins bedrooms containing a lavatory. There shall be not less than one toilet for each five residents; and

(C) Each resident room shall be provided with space for resident clothing and personal items.

(2) Services areas or elements required below shall be located in all boarding care homes. Each facility shall contain:

(A) Space for storage of clean linen;

(B) Space for holding of soiled laundry;

(C) Space for storage of equipment for the facility's use.

(D) Bathing units at the rate of one bathtub or shower per five residents. Bathing units shall be located in rooms or areas with access to a toilet and lavatory without entering the general corridor. Bathing units shall be located within enclosures which provide for privacy;

(E) Living and dining areas;

(F) Food preparation areas in the size required to implement meal service. The area shall include provision for disposal of waste by incineration, mechanical destruction, compaction, removal, or by a combination of these techniques. Stored waste shall be in water-tight, closed containers; and

(G) If tools, supplies, or equipment used for yard or exterior maintenance are stored at the facility, a room which opens to the outside or which is located in a detached building for storage of such equipment.

(c) Details and finishes.

(1) Windows and outer doors left in an open position shall be provided with insect screens.

(2) Shower bases and tubs shall have a nonslip surface.

(3) Wall finishes shall be washable and in the immediate area of plumbing fixtures shall be smooth and moisture resistant. Finish, trim, wall, and floor constructions in food preparation areas shall be free from spaces that can harbor rodents and insects.

(4) Ceilings in the food preparation areas shall be cleanable by dustless methods, such as vacuum cleaning or wet cleaning. These areas shall not have exposed or unprotected sewer lines.

(d) Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical requirements.

(1) Heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems. The system shall maintain a year-round indoor temperature range between 70°F. to 85°F.

(2) The temperature of hot water shall range between 98°F. and 115°F. at shower, bathing, and handwashing facilities throughout the system.

(3) All spaces occupied by persons or machinery and equipment within the buildings, approaches to buildings, and parking lots shall have adequate lighting.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-411

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 39-932; effective, T-88-57, Dec. 16, 1987; amended May 1, 1988.