(A)All structures, grounds, furnishings or equipment used by or located on the grounds of a residential facility shall be continually maintained in good repair and in clean condition.

(B)All rooms, corridors, and stairways inside a residential facility shall be equipped with operable electric illumination.

(C)Each residential facility shall have working exterior electrical illumination for operable entrances and stairways to occupied buildings.

(D)A residential facility shall have a continuous supply of clean drinking water. If the residential facility's water supply is not obtained from a municipal water supply, a water district water supply or a vendor of bottled water, the facility's water supply shall be tested and approved by a municipal or county health department or by the Ohio department of health within twelve months prior to initial certification or recertificationand annually thereafter. A residential facility shall not be certified or recertified without an approved water source.

Effective: 5/1/2023

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 2/9/2023 and 05/01/2028

Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Date: 04/21/2023

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 5103.03

Rule Amplifies: 5103.02, 5103.03

Prior Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 10/01/1986, 01/01/1991, 09/01/2002, 11/01/2013, 04/02/2018