Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 79831 - Special Rooms
Special rooms shall be maintained for the isolation of a single patient in the ratio of one room for each 35 beds or major fraction thereof. These rooms shall be used for isolation of inmate-patients with infectious disease, acute or terminal illness, or those who become agitated and create a disturbance. At least one special room shall be maintained with toilets, hand washing and bathing or showering facilities which are not shared with other inmate-patients. These rooms shall also comply with applicable provisions of the California Building Standards Code regarding isolation rooms.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety Code.
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