WAC 246-335-270   Patient toilets and bathing facilities.  (1) Each patient toilet must adjoin the patient room and include:

     (a) Bedpan flushing equipment if bedpan flushing equipment is not located in a soiled utility room;

     (b) Grab bars located per chapter 51-40 WAC and securely mounted on both sides of the water closet, with at least one horizontal grab bar extending eighteen inches beyond the front of the water closet;

     (c) A handwash sink;

     (d) Single service soap and towel dispensers;

     (e) Slip-resistant floor surfaces;

     (f) Toilet paper holder;

     (g) Backing to support mounting of all accessories; and

     (h) Mirror and shelving or equivalent at each handwash sink.

     (2) There must be at least one patient toilet in the hospice care center meeting the accessibility requirements in chapter 51-40 WAC for every four patient beds. A minimum of one patient toilet meeting the accessibility requirements is required for each hospice care center.

     (3) Bathing facilities, which may be separate from patient toilet rooms, must include:

     (a) With ten or fewer beds, one barrier free roll-in shower or accessible tub designed for ease of entry;

     (b) With eleven or more beds one barrier free roll-in shower or accessible tub, and one additional shower or tub, neither of which need to be barrier free or accessible;

     (c) Slip resistant floors;

     (d) An adequate supply of hot water available at all times;

     (e) A towel bar, hook, or ring;

     (f) A robe hook; and

     (g) Grab bars that are easily cleanable, resistant to corrosion, functionally designed, and securely mounted at patient bathing facilities in accordance with WAC 51-30-1100 including:

     (i) One vertical bar at the faucet end; and

     (ii) Bars located on two sides of each standard bathtub and shower.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.127 RCW. 02-18-026, § 246-335-270, filed 8/23/02, effective 10/1/02.]