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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.21.22.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="22" heading="Site Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General Requirements. The RRP director shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All areas of a residence, including storage areas, are safe, clean, and free of hazards and clutter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A residence has:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>No housing code or zoning violations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Working smoke alarms or smoke detectors that meet local fire codes for residential dwellings;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Hot and cold running water and adequate light, heat, and ventilation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Sufficient, appropriate, and functional furnishings, equipment, supplies, and utensils comparable to those found in the residences of nondisabled individuals;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A resident:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Has the resources to purchase or has access to food:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>For at least three meals per day for 7 days each week; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>That meets the individual's dietary, nutritional, and religious needs;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Has the resources to acquire an adequate supply of soap, towels, and toilet tissue;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Who self-administers medication, has access to a secure storage area for the individual's medications;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Has access to a secure storage area for funds and valuables;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Has access to transportation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Has access to a telephone in the residence; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>To the extent possible, may use personal possessions and preferences in furnishing and decorating the resident's space; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The following emergency procedures are in place:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Posted near the telephone are telephone numbers for the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Fire department, police, ambulance, and poison control center; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Program's on-call staff; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An emergency evacuation procedure that is explained to and practiced by residents within 10 days of residence and, at a minimum, every 3 months after that.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Bedrooms. The RRP director shall ensure that a bedroom has:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A minimum of 70 square feet for a single bedroom and a minimum of 120 square feet for a double bedroom;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A door, except for an efficiency apartment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Closet space for each individual in or convenient to each bedroom;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Window covering for privacy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A bed with a clean mattress and pillow;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>At least two sets of linens per individual; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Not more than two residents.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Toilet and Bathing Areas. The RRP director shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The residence has a minimum of one full bathroom for every four residents;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A full bathroom includes at least one toilet, one basin, and one tub or shower connected to hot and cold water;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Bathrooms are easily accessible and conveniently located, not more than one floor level from living, dining, and sleeping rooms; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Bathrooms provide for individual privacy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Relocation Plan. Each program shall have a written relocation plan that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Specifies where residents may live temporarily if the residential specialist determines that conditions in the approved residence pose an imminent risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a resident;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is approved by the CSA;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is updated annually; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Is submitted to the residential specialist.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>