Utah Admin. Code R432-8-4 - General Construction, Ancillary Support Facilities

(1) Section R432-4-19 applies to construction of a substance use disorder specialty hospital and the licensee shall ensure compliance with the following modifications:

(a) corridors in- patient use areas are a minimum six feet wide;

(b) door leaf width for patient room doors and doors to patient treatment rooms are a minimum three feet;

(c) ceiling construction in patient and seclusion rooms are monolithic;

(d) bed pan flushing devices are optional;

(e) windows, in rooms intended for 24-hour occupancy are operable;

(f) an on-site emergency generator shall be provided with the following services connected to it:

(i) life safety branch;

(ii) critical branch;

(iii) equipment system;

(iv) telephone;

(v) nurse call;

(vi) heating equipment necessary to provide adequate heated space to house all patients under emergency conditions;

(vii) one duplex convenience outlet in each patient bedroom;

(viii) one duplex convenience outlet at each nurse station; and

(ix) duplex convenience outlets in the emergency heated area at a ratio of one for each ten patients;

(g) a nurse call system is optional; and

(h) if a nurse call system is installed, provisions shall be made for the easy removal or covering of call buttons.

(2) If the licensee chooses to have a dual major service, then both of the appropriate specialty hospital construction rules apply.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R432-8-4

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-14, effective 7/6/2023