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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 10.63.04.07" title_num="10" subtitle_num="63" chapter_num="04" heading="Residential Site Requirements.">
  <text>A program licensed to provide community-based behavioral health residential services under this chapter shall ensure that:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>All areas of a residence, including storage areas:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Are safe;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Clean; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Free of hazards and clutter;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A residence has:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>No housing code or zoning violations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Working smoke alarms or smoke detectors that meet local fire codes for residential dwellings;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Hot and cold running water:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Adequate light, heat, and ventilation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <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="C.">
    <text>Each resident:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Has the resources to purchase or has access to food;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has the resources to acquire an adequate supply of soap, towels, and toilet tissue;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Who self-administers medication, has access to a secure storage area for the resident’s medications;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Has access to a secure storage area for funds and valuables;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Has access to transportation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Has access to a telephone in the residence; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>To the extent possible, may use personal possessions and preferences in furnishing and decorating the resident’s space.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The following emergency procedures are followed:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Posted near the telephone are telephone numbers for the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Fire department, police, ambulance, and poison control center; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Program’s on-call staff; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An emergency evacuation procedure that is explained to and practiced by residents within 10 days after entering residence and, at a minimum, every 3 months after that;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Each 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>An interior door, except for an efficiency apartment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Closet space in or convenient to each bedroom for each individual using the bedroom;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Coverings for each window, for privacy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A bed with a clean mattress and pillow for each resident using the bedroom;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>At least two sets of bed linens per resident; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Not more than two residents using the bedroom;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Each toilet and bathing area has:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A minimum of one full bathroom for every four residents; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>At least one toilet, one basin, and one tub or shower connected to hot and cold water;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Easy access and conveniently located, not more than one floor level from living, dining, and sleeping rooms; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Privacy for the individual using it; and</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The program has a written relocation plan for each site that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Specifies where residents may live temporarily if the CSA or LBHA 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 or LBHA, as appropriate; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is updated annually.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>