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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 551INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR RELATED CONDITIONS
SUBCHAPTER DGENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY CONSTRUCTION
RULE §551.69Storage Requirements (All Facilities)

(a) Bulk storage of hazardous items such as janitor supplies and equipment must be provided in closets or spaces separate from resident use areas. Closets or spaces must be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition and ventilated in a manner commensurate with the use of the closet or space.

(b) There must be space for equipment for daily out-of-bed activity for all residents.

(c) There must be suitable storage space accessible to the resident for personal possessions such as toys, televisions, radios, prosthetic equipment, and clothing.

(d) Attics, mechanical rooms, boiler rooms, and other similar areas must not be used for storage purposes.


Source Note: The provisions of this §551.69 adopted to be effective July 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5328; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1883; amended to be effective February 24, 2022, 47 TexReg 787

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