KRS 194A.703: Requirements for living units.

(1) Each living unit in an assisted living community shall:

(a) Be at least two hundred (200) square feet for single occupancy, or for double

occupancy if the room is shared with a spouse or another individual by mutual

agreement;

(b) Include at least one (1) unfurnished room, a lockable entry door unless in a

secured dementia care unit, a private bathroom with a tub or shower,

provisions for emergency response, a window to the outdoors, and a telephone

jack;

(c) Unless living units are in a secured dementia ca re unit, have an individual

thermostat control if the assisted living community has more than twenty (20)

units; and

(d) Have temperatures that are not under a resident's direct control at a minimum

of seventy-one (71) degrees Fahrenheit in winter conditio ns and a maximum

of eighty -one (81) degrees Fahrenheit in summer conditions if the assisted

living community has twenty (20) or fewer units, or the living units are in a

secured dementia care unit.

(2) Each resident shall be provided access to central dini ng, a laundry facility, and a

central living room.

(3) Each assisted living community shall comply with applicable building and life

safety codes as determined by the building code or life safety code enforcement

authority with jurisdiction.