10A NCAC 13G .0308      BEDROOMS

(a)  There shall be bedrooms in number and size to meet the individual needs according to age and sex of the residents, the administrator or supervisor-in-charge, other live-in staff, and other persons living in a family care home. Residents shall not share bedrooms with staff or other live-in non-residents.

(b)  Only rooms authorized by the Division of Health Service Regulation as bedrooms shall be used for bedrooms.

(c)  A room where access is through a bathroom, kitchen, or another bedroom shall not be approved for a resident's bedroom.

(d)  Private resident bedrooms shall provide not less than 100 square feet of occupiable floor area, excluding accessory areas such as vestibules, closets, wardrobes, or bathrooms. For the purpose of this Rule, a "private resident bedroom" is a resident bedroom occupied by one resident.

(e)  Semi-private resident bedrooms shall provide not less than 80 square feet of occupiable floor area per bed, excluding accessory areas such as vestibules, closets, wardrobes, or bathrooms. For the purpose of this Rule, a "semi-private resident bedroom" is a resident bedroom occupied by two residents.

(f)  The total number of residents assigned to a bedroom shall not exceed the number authorized by the Division of Health Service Regulation for that particular bedroom.

(g)  A bedroom shall not be occupied by more than two residents.

(h)  A resident bedroom shall have one or more operable windows meeting the requirements of the North Carolina State Building Code: Residential Code for emergency egress, and be lighted to provide 30 foot-candles of light at floor level. The window area shall not be less than eight percent of the floor space, and be equipped with insect-proof screens. Windows in resident bedrooms shall have a maximum of 44 inch sill height.

(i)  A resident bedroom shall provide one closet or wardrobe per resident. Closets or wardrobes shall have clothing storage space of not less than 48 cubic feet per bed, approximately two feet deep by three feet wide by eight feet high, of which one-half of this space shall be for hanging with an adjustable height hanging bar.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131D-2.16; 143B‑165;

Eff. January 1, 1977;

Readopted Eff. October 31, 1977;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2005; July 1, 1990; April 1, 1984;

Recodified from 10A NCAC 13G .0307 Eff. July 1, 2005;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. February 16, 2019;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2025.