Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-08-15-.09 - LIFE SAFETY
(1) Any residential
hospice facility which complies with the required applicable building and fire
safety regulations at the time the board adopts new codes or regulations will,
so long as such compliance is maintained (either with or without waivers of
specific provisions), be considered to be in compliance with the requirements
of the new codes or regulations.
(2) The residential hospice facility shall
provide fire protection by the elimination of fire hazards, by the installation
of necessary fire fighting equipment and by the adoption of a written fire
control plan. All fires which result in a response by the local fire department
shall be reported to the department within seven (7) days. The report shall
contain sufficient information to ascertain the nature and location of the
fire, its probable cause and any injuries incurred by any person or persons as
a result of the fire.
(3) The
residential hospice facility must be designed and equipped for the comfort and
privacy of each hospice patient and or HIV care resident and family member(s)
by providing physical space for private patient/family or resident/family
visiting, accommodations for family members to remain with the patient and/or
resident throughout the night, accommodations for family privacy following a
patient's or resident's death, and decor which is home-like in design and
function.
(a) Any condition on the
residential hospice site conducive to the harboring or breeding of insects,
rodents or other vermin shall be prohibited. Chemical substances of a poisonous
nature used to control or eliminate vermin shall be properly identified. Such
substances shall not be stored with or near food or medications.
(b) Telephones shall be readily accessible
and at least one (1) shall be equipped with sound amplification and shall be
accessible to wheelchair patients and/or residents.
(c) Equipment and supplies for physical
examination and emergency treatment of patients and/or residents shall be
available.
(d) A bed complete with
mattress and pillow shall be provided. In addition, patients and/or residents
units shall be provided with at least one chair, a bedside table, an over bed
tray and adequate storage space for toilet articles, clothing and personal
belongings.
(e) Individual wash
cloths, towels and bed linens must be provided for each patient and/or
resident. Linen shall not be interchanged from patient to patient or resident
to resident until it has been properly laundered.
(f) Bath basin water service, emesis basin,
bedpan and urinal shall be individually provided.
(g) Items of equipment coming into intimate
contact with patients and/or residents shall be disinfected or sterilized after
each use unless individual equipment for each is provided and then sterilized
or disinfected between patients and/or residents and as often as necessary to
maintain them in a clean and sanitary condition. Single use, disposable items
are acceptable but shall not be reused.
(h) The facility shall have written policies
and procedures governing care of patients and/or residents during the failure
of the air conditioning, heating or ventilation system, including plans for
hypothermia and hyperthermia. When the temperature of any patient/resident area
falls below 65ºF. or exceeds 85ºF., or is reasonably expected to do
so, the facility shall be alerted to the potential danger, and the Department
shall be notified.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 68-11-202, 68-11-204, 68-11-206, and 68-11-209.
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