Title: Section 713-1.7 - Administrative areas and elevators

713-1.7 Administrative areas and elevators.

(a) Office space shall be provided as required by the size of the facility, and the number of persons employed in administrative positions, to be used for business transactions, medical records and administration and admitting and discharge. Space shall also be provided for use by the director of nursing services. At least one toilet and lavatory shall be provided for staff and public use.

(b) Nursing home facilities shall include elevators as follows:

(1) Facilities with certified resident beds or resident services on two or more floors shall provide at least one elevator.

(2) Facilities with one hundred one to two hundred certified beds above the first floor shall provide at least two elevators.

(3) Facilities with more than two hundred certified beds above the first floor shall provide at least three elevators.

(4) The minimum platform size of a single elevator, where such elevator is required, shall measure at least four feet six inches by seven feet. Where a second elevator is required by this section, its platform shall measure at least four feet by six feet.