DHS 83.54(2) (2) Location. Resident bedrooms shall be located near toilet and bathing facilities and shall provide internal access to congregate dining and living areas.

DHS 83.54(3) (3) Capacity.

DHS 83.54(3)(a) (a) Resident bedrooms shall accommodate no more than 2 residents per room.

DHS 83.54(3)(b) (b) Facilities exclusively serving residents in the custody of a government correctional agency or who is alcohol or drug dependent may accommodate up to 3 residents per room if the facility was licensed before April 1, 2009.

DHS 83.54(4) (4) Size.

DHS 83.54(4)(a) (a) In existing class AA and class CA CBRFs, single occupancy bedrooms shall have a minimum of 80 square feet per resident and 60 square feet per resident in multiple occupancy bedrooms. Minimum square footage shall be calculated exclusive of toilet rooms and closets.

DHS 83.54(4)(b) (b) In existing class AS, class CS, class ANA and class CNA CBRFs, and all newly constructed CBRFs, single occupancy bedrooms shall have a minimum of 100 square feet per resident and 80 square feet per resident in multiple occupancy bedrooms. Minimum square footage shall be calculated exclusive of toilet rooms and closets.

DHS 83.54(4)(c) (c) A bedroom shared by residents who require different classes of licensure shall meet the highest applicable square footage required for all residents sharing the bedroom.

DHS 83.54(5) (5) Basement bedrooms. Basement bedrooms shall have at least 2 means of exiting that provide unobstructed egress to the outside or grade level. Windows in the basement shall not be considered exits.

DHS 83.54(6) (6) Bed arrangements. The CBRF shall locate beds either the minimum distance from heat producing sources recommended by the manufacturer or 18 inches. The CBRF shall have a deflector on the register when the bed is located less than 18 inches from a forced air register. Beds may not block a forced air register.

DHS 83.54 History History: CR 07-095: cr. Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 4-1-09.

DHS 83.55 DHS 83.55 Bath and toilet areas.

DHS 83.55(1) (1) Number.

DHS 83.55(1)(a) (a) The CBRF shall provide at least one toilet, one sink and one bath or shower for every 10 residents and other occupants or fraction thereof.

DHS 83.55(1)(b) (b) Grab bars shall be provided at toilet and bath fixtures as necessary to meet the needs of the residents. Grab bars shall meet requirements as specified in ch. SPS 361.

DHS 83.55(1)(c) (c) When fixtures are accessed only through a bedroom, the fixtures may only be counted as meeting the requirement for the occupants of that bedroom.

DHS 83.55(2) (2) Location. Toilet rooms and bathing areas shall be accessible and available to residents on each floor in class AS, class ANA, class CS and class CNA facilities.

DHS 83.55(3) (3) Hand drying. All sink areas shall have dispensers for single use paper towels, cloth towel dispensing units that are enclosed for protection against being soiled or electric hand dryers. This requirement does not apply to sink areas located in toilet rooms accessed directly from a resident bedroom.

DHS 83.55(4) (4) Privacy.

DHS 83.55(4)(a) (a) Bath and toilet rooms shall have door locks to ensure privacy, except where the toilet, bath or shower room is accessed only from a resident room that is occupied by one person. All door locks shall be operable from both sides.

DHS 83.55(4)(b) (b) All toilet and bathing areas shall have floor to ceiling walls and door assembly.

DHS 83.55(5) (5) Electrical fixtures. Bath and toilet rooms shall have at least one electrical fixture to provide artificial light and one electrical duplex outlet receptacle.

DHS 83.55(6) (6) Water supply.

DHS 83.55(6)(a) (a) The CBRF shall connect each sink, bathtub and shower to hot and cold water, and supply adequate hot water to meet the needs of the residents.

DHS 83.55(6)(b) (b) The CBRF shall set the temperature of all water heaters connected to sinks, showers and tubs used by residents at a temperature of at least 140°F. The temperature of water at fixtures used by residents shall be automatically regulated by valves and may not exceed 115°F, except for CBRFs serving residents recovering from alcohol or drug dependency or clients of a government correctional agency.

DHS 83.55(6)(c) (c) The fixtures at sinks used by residents shall be the single nozzle, lever-handled mixing type fixtures or the single nozzle, 2 handled mixing type fixtures which are easy for all residents to control.

DHS 83.55 History History: CR 07-095: cr. Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 4-1-09.

DHS 83.56 DHS 83.56 Day care. If there is a day care program in the same building as a CBRF, the facilities shall be separated. Entrance and exit doors for each facility shall be separate. Socialization between facilities shall not interfere with privacy or infringe upon the use of habitable floor space of CBRF residents.

DHS 83.56 History History: CR 07-095: cr. Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 4-1-09.