Section 388-97-2960. Outpatient rehabilitation.  


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  • The nursing home must ensure that facilities with outpatient programs provide:
    (1) A designated reception and waiting room or area and space for interviewing or counseling individual outpatients and their families;
    (2) Adequate space for the program so that disruption to designated resident care units is minimized;
    (3) Accessible toilet and shower facilities nearby;
    (4) Lockers or a safe place to store outpatient personal belongings;
    (5) A separate room or area for hydrotherapy tanks, or the equivalent, if provided; and
    (6) In new construction, required access must come from the exterior without passing through the interior of the facility.
    [Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.51 and 74.42 RCW and 42 C.F.R. 489.52. WSR 08-20-062, § 388-97-2960, 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, § 388-97-2960, filed 9/24/08, effective 11/1/08.