SECTION 343.648. Toilet Facilities--SOHU  


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  • (a) In facilities constructed and operating before March 1, 1996, each SOHU shall contain at least one operable toilet above floor level for:

    (1) every 12 beds in male housing units; and

    (2) every eight beds in female housing units.

    (b) In facilities constructed and operating on or after March 1, 1996, each SOHU shall contain one operable toilet above floor level for every six beds in the housing unit.

    (c) Urinals may be substituted for up to one-half of the toilets in housing units permanently designed as all-male units.

Source Note: The provisions of this §343.648 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243