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relate to items of health and safety shall be carried out. (b) The superintendent shall strive to provide housing space sufficient to accommodate, without crowding, the number of residents likely to require care at any one time. (c) Floors, walls, furniture and equipment must be kept in good condition and be of a character to permit easy cleaning. (d) Arrangement of rooms must be such as to permit segregation according to sex, and as much as is practicable according to character and physical and mental condition. (e) Sleeping rooms must be exterior rooms with sufficient window space to provide adequate light and ventilation. (f) Beds must be kept at least three feet apart except in emergencies and must be individual units, except that “bunk beds” are acceptable. (g) Each bed must have a mattress, sheets, pillow, and pillow case, as well as blankets. These items must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. (h) A facility shall provide each resident a place for the resident’s individual items for personal hygiene, such as a towel, washcloth, toothbrush, and comb. (Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; am 1/14/2000, Register 153) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.30.020 AS 47.14.010 AS 47.14.050
AS 47.06.010 AS 47.14.020 AS 47.14.100 Editor’s note: Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 7 AAC 52.090 to substitute references to AS 44.30.020 and AS 47.06.010 for the former reference to AS 47.05.010. 7 AAC 52.095. Grievance procedure. The superintendent shall establish procedures by which the complaints of residents can be expressed and resolved. (Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74)