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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".56" citation="COMAR 10.07.14.56" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="14" heading="Telephones.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An assisted living program with a licensed capacity of one to eight beds shall provide:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>At least one common-use telephone for residents; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An assisted living program with a licensed capacity of 17 or more beds shall provide:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>That each resident’s room accommodates the use of the resident’s own private telephone; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An adequate number of common-use telephones to accommodate those residents who do not have private telephones installed in their rooms.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>