Utah Admin. Code R432-6-204 - Toilet and Bathing Facilities
(1)
If toilet and bathrooms are shared by more than one resident, the facility
shall provide individual privacy.
(2) A minimum of fifty percent of all toilet
rooms, bathrooms and shower rooms shall be designed in compliance with
ADA/ABA-AG.
(3) Public toilet rooms
shall be accessible from a corridor, and shall comply with
ADA/ABA-AG.
(4) If the living unit
includes a private bathroom, the bathroom shall contain a toilet and a
lavatory.
(5) If resident living
units do not have a private bathroom, the facility shall provide the following:
(a) a toilet and lavatory for every four
residents;
(b) a bathtub or shower
for every 10 residents designed to accommodate a resident in a wheelchair and
space to allow staff to assist a resident in taking a shower; and
(c) a bathroom with bathtub or shower, toilet
and lavatory which open from a corridor on each floor of a multiple story
facility.
(6) If
resident living units have private bathrooms that do not allow staff
assistance, then each floor or level shall provide a bathroom equipped with a
bathtub or shower, toilet, and lavatory which opens from a corridor that
provides wheelchair clearances and allows for staff assistance in
bathing.
(7) Grab bars configured
to meet ADA/ABA-AG shall be provided in all resident bathtubs and showers. Grab
bars configured to meet ADA/ABA-AG shall be provided at the side of each
resident toilet facility not designed for accessibility.
(8) Toilet and bathing facilities may not
open directly into food preparation areas.
(9) All toilet, shower, and tub facilities
shall have impermeable walls and surfaces that may be easily cleaned and
sanitized.
(10) Showers and tubs
shall contain recessed soap dishes.
(11) Each lavatory fixture shall have a
mirror. Mirrors over lavatories located in food preparation areas are
prohibited.
(12) Bars, including
those which are parts of soap dishes, towel bars, and other fixtures shall be
anchored to a wall and withstand a concentrated load of 250 pounds.
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