MA DPH: New proposed room regulations for long-term care facilities in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Last week the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released a draft version of new room regulations for long-term care facilities in response to the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The draft version is open to public comments through 11/13/2020. (105 CMR 150.320)
LWDA understands the added level of uncertainty and stress that these proposed regulation may bring and would like to assist owners and operators by offering an audit service to help you assess your existing resident rooms inventory and offer suggestions and opportunities to come into compliance.
The purpose of these updated regulations is to improve infection control procedures in skilled nursing and other residential care facilities.
1. Under the regulatory revisions, facilities would need to convert all residential bedrooms to single or double-occupancy rooms by Jan. 31, 2022.
2. The proposal increases the required net square footage per residents/patients in double occupancy rooms and imposes larger clearances between beds and between the beds and the wall. This will make many existing double-occupancy rooms unable to accommodate two beds without renovation.
LWDA can help - We can review your to-scale floor plans and provide you with a quick and cost effective report as to your current level of compliance and offer high level suggestion for potential solutions. Your floor plans must be submitted to us as PDF’s, and we can help direct you to reprographic service that will scan your paper drawings.
We look forward to working with you.
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