(1) The licensee
shall ensure that details and finishes comply with the plans review of Rule
R432-4 and the following:
(a) corridor
handrails are provided; and
(b)
cubicle curtains and draperies are affixed to permanently mounted tracks or
rods. Portable curtains or visual barriers are not permitted.
(2) The licensee shall ensure that
there are signs provided as follows:
(a)
general and circulation direction signs in corridors;
(b) identification at each door;
(c) emergency directional signs;
and
(d) signs located in corridors
comply with the plans review of Rule R432-4.
(3) The licensee shall ensure that partition
and floor and ceiling construction in each patient area complies with the noise
reduction criteria of Table 1 for sound control, this includes;
(a) floor materials that are easily
cleanable;
(b) a floor in an area
used for food preparation or food assembly, including the tile joints, is
water-resistant and resistant to food acids;
(c) an area subject to frequent wet-cleaning,
contains floor materials that are sealed to prevent contamination by germicidal
cleaning solutions; and
(d) the
floor and wall base of a kitchen, toilet room, bathroom, and housekeeping room
shall be homogeneous or the joints shall be tightly sealed. The base shall be
integrated with the floor and coved.
(4) The licensee shall ensure that wall
finishes are washable, smooth, moisture-resistant and in the immediate vicinity
of plumbing fixtures.
(5) The
licensee shall ensure the following regarding details and finishes:
(a) finish, trim, floor, and wall
construction in food preparation areas are free of insect and rodent harboring
spaces;
(b) floor and wall openings
for pipes, ducts, conduits, and joints of structural elements are tightly
sealed to prevent entry of pests;
(c) carpet and padding shall be stretched
taut and be free of loose edges;
(d) finishes of each exposed ceiling is
cleanable;
(e) finished ceilings
are not required in a mechanical and equipment space, shop, general storage
area, and similar spaces, unless required for fire resistive purposes;
and
(f) finished ceilings are
provided in areas where dust fallout may occur.
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TABLE 1
Sound Transmission Limitations in
Hospice Care Facilities
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Airborne Sound Transmissions Class (STC)(a)
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Partitions
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Floors
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Class (IIC) (b) Patient's room to patient's
room
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35
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40
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Public space to patient's room (b)
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40
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40
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Service areas to patient's room (c)
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45
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45
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(a) Sound transmissions (STC) shall be determined
by tests in accordance with Standard E90 and ASTM Standard E413. Where
partitions do not extend to the structure above, the designer shall consider
sound transmissions through ceilings and composite STC performance.
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(b) Public space includes lobbies, dining rooms,
recreation rooms, treatment rooms, and similar space.
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(c) Service areas include kitchens, elevators,
elevator machine rooms, laundry rooms, garages, maintenance rooms, boilers,
mechanical equipment rooms, and similar spaces of high noise. Mechanical
equipment located on the same floor or above patient rooms, offices, nurses'
stations, and similarly occupied space shall be effectively isolated from the
floor.
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