Ohio Admin. Code 3701-17-23 - Space requirements; limitation of number in wards
(A) In every
building where there is a nursing home, the premises of which were initially
licensed by the state as a nursing home prior to December 22, 1964 and have
been in continuous operation since being initially licensed, every room
occupied for sleeping purposes by one person shall have a habitable floor area
of not less than eighty square feet and every room occupied for sleeping
purposes by more than one person shall have a habitable floor area of not less
than eighty square feet per person. Any building licensed by the state as a
nursing home prior to December 22, 1964 that is discontinued for such use
shall, if such use is resumed, comply with paragraph (B) of this
rule.
(B) In every building or
addition to a building, erected or converted to use or initially licensed as a
home after December 22, 1964, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one
person shall have a habitable floor area of not less than one hundred square
feet and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person
shall have a habitable floor area of not less than eighty square feet per
person. In every building occupied as a nursing home on December 22, 1964,
every room added for sleeping purposes shall comply with this
paragraph.
(C) Except as provided
for in paragraph (D) of this rule, no room, ward, section, or similar division
used for sleeping purposes by residents shall be occupied by more than four
residents. Any building licensed by the state as a nursing home on or after
December 22, 1964 that is discontinued for such use, shall, if such use is
resumed, comply with paragraph (D) of this rule.
(D) In every building or addition to a
building, erected or converted to use or initially licensed as a home on or
after July 17, 2002, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by residents
shall be occupied by no more than two residents and shall be designed to assure
full visual privacy, as defined in paragraph (B) of rule
3701-17-16
of the Administrative Code, for each resident.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3721.04
Rule Amplifies: 3721.04
Prior Effective Dates: 5/2/1966, 12/21/92, 10/20/01, 4/1/12
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