WAC 246-358-135   Cots, beds, bedding and personal storage.  The operator must:

     (1) Provide beds, cots, or bunks furnished with clean mattresses in good condition for the maximum occupancy approved by the department of health or health officer for operator-supplied housing.

     (2) Maintain bedding, if provided by the operator, in a clean and sanitary condition.

     (3) Provide sufficient clearance between each bed or bunk and the floor or provide a commercially available cot, bed or bunk.

     (4) Allow space to separate beds laterally and end to end by at least thirty-six inches when single beds are used.

     (5) Meet the following requirements when bunk beds are used:

     (a) Allow space to separate beds laterally and end to end by at least forty-eight inches;

     (b) Maintain a minimum space of twenty-seven inches between the upper and lower bunks; and

     (c) Prohibit triple bunks.

     (6) Provide storage facilities for clothing and personal articles in each room used for sleeping.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.114A.065 and 70.114A.110. 00-06-082, § 246-358-135, filed 3/1/00, effective 3/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.54.110. 96-02-014, § 246-358-135, filed 12/21/95, effective 1/1/96; 93-03-032 (Order 326B), § 246-358-135, filed 1/12/93, effective 2/12/93; 92-04-082 (Order 242B), § 246-358-135, filed 2/5/92, effective 3/7/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-358-135, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 88-10-027 (Order 309), § 248-63-135, filed 5/2/88.]