Section 388-97-2480. Resident isolation rooms.  


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  • If a nursing home provides an isolation room, the nursing home must ensure the room is uncarpeted and contains:
    (1) A handwashing sink with water supplied through a mixing valve;
    (2) Its own adjoining toilet room containing a bathing facility; and
    (3) In new construction, the handwashing sink must be located between the entry door and the nearest bed.
    [Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.51 and 74.42 RCW and 42 C.F.R. 489.52. WSR 08-20-062, § 388-97-2480, filed 9/24/08, effective 11/1/08.]
Chapters 18.51 and 74.42 RCW and 42 C.F.R. 489.52. WSR 08-20-062, § 388-97-2480, filed 9/24/08, effective 11/1/08.