Utah Admin. Code R432-10-5 - General Construction
(1) Yard equipment
and supply storage areas shall be located so that equipment may be moved
directly to the exterior without passing though building rooms or
corridors.
(2) Grab bars and
handrails shall comply with ADA/ABA-AG and shall be installed in all toilet
rooms.
(a) Handrails shall be provided on
both sides of corridors used by patients.
(b) The top of the rail shall be 32 inches
above the floor, except for special care areas.
(c) Ends of the handrails and grab bars shall
be constructed to prevent persons from snagging their clothes.
(3) Cubicle curtains and draperies
shall be affixed to permanently mounted tracks or rods. Portable curtains or
visual barriers may not be used.
(4) Signs. The following signs shall comply
with ADA/ABA-AG and be located in corridors:
(a) general circulation direction signs in
corridors.
(b) identification sign
or number at each door.
(c)
emergency evacuation directional signs.
(6) At least one window in each patient
sleeping room shall open to the exterior and shall be operable.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.