An infirmary should be provided for facilities of 200 or more capacity. When an infirmary is provided, the following minimum components shall be included:
  (1) nurses station;
  (2) locked medication station with storage for individually filled prescriptions;
  (3) utility room with sink and storage for linens and equipment;
  (4) refrigerated storage;
  (5) utility room with double tub sink and clinical service sink with flushing rim;
  (6) 80 square feet of floor space per bed;
  (7) at least one single occupancy room or cell with 80 square feet of floor space;
  (8) doors, through which patients and equipment are to be moved, of adequate width to allow turning of wheeled chairs and tables normally used in medical facilities;
  (9) a lavatory with a gooseneck inlet and wrist controls accessible to each ward;
  (10) janitor closet;
  (11) toilet, lavatory, and shower for use of inmates in the infirmary;
  (12) additional elements as dictated by the facility health care director.

Source Note: The provisions of this §261.324 adopted to be effective December 19, 1994, 19 TexReg 9526.