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 Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Title 12. Health
 Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
 Chapter 105. Rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers Bythe Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

  Section 340. Bedrooms  

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  • A. Bedrooms shall meet the following square footage requirements:

    1. Single occupancy bedrooms shall have no less than 80 square feet of floor space.

    2. Multiple occupancy bedrooms shall have no less than 60 square feet of floor space per individual.

    3. This subsection does not apply to community gero-psychiatric residential services.

    B. No more than four individuals shall share a bedroom, except in group homes where no more than two individuals shall share a room. This does not apply to group home locations licensed prior to December 7, 2011.

    C. Each individual shall have adequate private storage space accessible to the bedroom for clothing and personal belongings.

    D. This section does not apply to correctional facilities and jails. Providers of sponsored residential home services shall certify that their sponsored residential homes comply with this section.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 05, eff. December 7, 2011.

Statutory Authority

§ 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.