R432-6-204. Toilet and Bathing Facilities

(1) If toilet and bathrooms are shared by more than one resident, the facility shall provide individual privacy.

(2) A minimum of fifty percent of all toilet rooms, bathrooms and shower rooms shall be designed in compliance with ADA/ABA-AG.

(3) Public toilet rooms shall be accessible from a corridor, and shall comply with ADA/ABA-AG.

(4) If the living unit includes a private bathroom, the bathroom shall contain a toilet and a lavatory.

(5) If resident living units do not have a private bathroom, the facility shall provide the following:

(a) a toilet and lavatory for every four residents;

(b) a bathtub or shower for every 10 residents designed to accommodate a resident in a wheelchair and space to allow staff to assist a resident in taking a shower; and

(c) a bathroom with bathtub or shower, toilet and lavatory which open from a corridor on each floor of a multiple story facility.

(6) If resident living units have private bathrooms that do not allow staff assistance, then each floor or level shall provide a bathroom equipped with a bathtub or shower, toilet, and lavatory which opens from a corridor that provides wheelchair clearances and allows for staff assistance in bathing.

(7) Grab bars configured to meet ADA/ABA-AG shall be provided in all resident bathtubs and showers. Grab bars configured to meet ADA/ABA-AG shall be provided at the side of each resident toilet facility not designed for accessibility.

(8) Toilet and bathing facilities may not open directly into food preparation areas.

(9) All toilet, shower, and tub facilities shall have impermeable walls and surfaces that may be easily cleaned and sanitized.

(10) Showers and tubs shall contain recessed soap dishes.

(11) Each lavatory fixture shall have a mirror. Mirrors over lavatories located in food preparation areas are prohibited.

(12) Bars, including those which are parts of soap dishes, towel bars, and other fixtures shall be anchored to a wall and withstand a concentrated load of 250 pounds.