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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".27" citation="COMAR 10.07.22.27" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="22" heading="Patients’ Rooms and Furnishings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Patient rooms shall be of a size and with furnishings adequate for the hospice residence staff to provide care of the patient as required by the plan of care.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Patient rooms shall provide accommodation for one family member to remain with the patient through the night.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Patient rooms shall be for the private use of the assigned patient or patients.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If a patient in a double occupancy room requests dividers, curtains, or screens between the beds to ensure privacy, the hospice house shall furnish them.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The hospice house shall provide adequate closet or wardrobe space, conveniently located to allow each patient to keep personal items.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>