(1) If nursing homes initially licensed after October 1, 1981 provide inpatient specialized rehabilitation, they must ensure that those services provide:

(a) Easy access in general service areas;

(b) Exercise, treatment, and supportive equipment as required by the narrative program in the construction documents;

(c) Adequate space for exercise equipment and treatment tables with sufficient work space on each side;

(d) Privacy cubicle curtains on tracks or the equivalent around treatment areas;

(e) A sink in the treatment area and a toilet and handwashing sink in a toilet room nearby;

(f) Space and a desk or equivalent for administrative, clerical, interviewing, and consultative functions;

(g) Adequate enclosed storage cabinets for clean linen and supplies and locked storage for cleaning chemicals in the rehabilitation room or nearby janitor's closet;

(h) Adequate storage space for large equipment;

(i) A janitor's closet close to the area;

(j) Soiled linen storage; and

(k) A separate room or area for hydrotherapy tanks, or the equivalent, if provided.

(2) For any new construction under WAC 388-97-2160, nursing homes licensed before October 1, 1981, must comply with the requirements in subsection (1) of this section.