Nursing facilities must establish written procedures to ensure water availability to essential areas when normal water supply is lost. Procedures must address the source of water, storage of both potable and nonpotable water, distribution methods, and volume estimation. Surveyors will ask administrators about these procedures during the entrance conference.
View official sourceF922 (Rev. 173, Issued: 11-22-17, Effective: 11-28-17, Implementation: 11-28-17) The facility must-- §483.90(i)(1) Establish procedures to ensure that water is available to essential areas when there is a loss of normal water supply; GUIDANCE: §483.90(i)(1) The facility should have a written procedure which defines the source of water when there is a loss of normal water supply, including provisions for storing the water, both potable and nonpotable, a method for distributing the water and a method for estimating the volume of water required. PROCEDURES: §483.90(i)(1) During the entrance conference, ask the administrator the facility’s procedure to ensure water availability.