105 CMR 150.540 - Rehabilitation Service Areas
(A)
General.
(1) The
following rehabilitation service areas shall be permitted only in facilities
providing Levels I or II Care.
(2)
Rehabilitation service areas shall be sized and arranged to the extent
consistent with the program of treatment within the particular facility;
however, in each case, the following are the minimums that must be provided for
the types of therapy programmed.
(3) Physical environment for rehabilitation
service programs also providing services to outpatients shall include:
(a) direct entrance from the outside or
direct access from the main lobby that is accessible to persons with
disabilities;
(b) parking
convenient to the entrance to the rehabilitation program area;
(c) resident and staff toilet rooms
conveniently located near the rehabilitation service program areas; these
toilet rooms must be separate from those serving nursing units;
(d) adequate waiting and reception
areas;
(e) record storage;
and
(f) office space.
(4) The following equipment shall
be provided in rehabilitation areas:
(a)
treatment table, footstool and chairs;
(b) adequate linen supply;
(c) sanitary waste containers;
(d) hamper for soiled linen;
(e) curtains or cubicles to assure privacy;
and
(f) desk or table and chair for
clerical use.
(B)
Physical Therapy
Room.
(1) Physical therapy rooms
shall have a minimum floor area of 200-square feet with a minimum dimension of
not less than ten feet.
(2)
Physical therapy rooms shall be provided with a closet for the storage of
supplies and equipment and a handwashing sink with hot and cold running
water.
(3) Additional space may be
required to accommodate the outpatient rehabilitation services. The physical
therapy room shall include provisions for privacy. Dressing facilities and
lockers shall be provided for outpatient use.
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