# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 07 — Hospitals

### Chapter 14 — Assisted Living Programs

#### Regulation .56 Telephones.

*COMAR 10.07.14.56*

A. An assisted living program with a licensed capacity of one to eight beds shall provide:

  (1) At least one common-use telephone for residents; and

  (2) A posting next to the common-use telephone or in a conspicuous location that contains the telephone numbers for the local police department and fire department.

B. An assisted living program with a licensed capacity of nine to 16 beds shall provide at least one common-use telephone. If there are nine or more residents that do not have private telephones in their own rooms, the assisted living program shall provide a second common-use telephone.

C. An assisted living program with a licensed capacity of 17 or more beds shall provide:

  (1) That each resident’s room accommodates the use of the resident’s own private telephone; and

  (2) An adequate number of common-use telephones to accommodate those residents who do not have private telephones installed in their rooms.