NAC449.74367. Patients’ rooms; toilet and bathing facilities.

     1. Each facility shall provide separate patient rooms for male and female patients. Each patient room must:

     (a) Be at least 80 square feet per bed, exclusive of toilet facilities, closets or entryways;

     (b) Include a bed with clean linens and blankets; and

     (c) Have storage for patient belongings.

     2. Each facility shall provide:

     (a) Toilet and bathing facilities to patients in a manner that ensures their privacy while bathing and in adequate number to meet the needs of the patients;

     (b) Fixtures in toilet and bathing facilities designed to minimize the possibility of injury or suicide; and

     (c) Mirrors in toilet and bathing facilities which are constructed of safety glass.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R051-06, eff. 7-14-2006)