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WAC 110-146-0140

Bedrooms and Sleeping Areas.

(1) RPSs with living accommodations must provide each residential student a single or shared bedroom with:
(a) Privacy and space that meets each student's developmental needs and ADA requirements, if applicable;
(b) Adequate ceiling height for the safety and comfort of the occupants;
(c) Direct access to outdoors that:
(i) Opens to the outside and allows for ground level access;
(ii) Allows natural light into the bedroom; and
(iii) Permits emergency access or exit; and
(d) Appropriately sized separate beds with:
(i) A mattress in good condition; and
(ii) Clean bedding for each residential student.
(2) The department may approve bedrooms that do not have direct access to the outdoors if they:
(a) Have a fire sprinkler protection system; and
(b) Were previously approved by the state fire marshal or their designee during completion of their initial license.
[Statutory Authority: 2023 c 441 s 3, RCW 74.15.020, and chapter 43.216 RCW. WSR 26-03-054, s 110-146-0140, filed 1/15/26, effective 2/15/26.]