Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 61 - State Mechanical Code › Rule 641-61.4 - Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A hospital that is required to meet the
			 provisions of the state mechanical code shall be deemed to be in compliance
			 with the fire safety requirements of the state mechanical code if the hospital
			 is in compliance with the provisions of rule
			 661-205.5 (100). In any other
			 case in which an applicable requirement of the Life Safety Code is inconsistent
			 with an applicable requirement of the state mechanical code, the hospital shall
			 be deemed to be in compliance with the state mechanical code requirement if the
			 Life Safety Code requirement is met.
(2) A nursing facility or hospice that is
			 required to meet the provisions of the state mechanical code shall be deemed to
			 be in compliance with the fire safety requirements of the state mechanical code
			 if the nursing facility or hospice is in compliance with the provisions of rule
			 661-205.10 (100). In any other
			 case in which an applicable requirement of the Life Safety Code is inconsistent
			 with an applicable requirement of the state mechanical code, the nursing
			 facility or hospice shall be deemed to be in compliance with the state
			 mechanical code requirement if the Life Safety Code requirement is
			 met.
(3) An intermediate care
			 facility for persons with an intellectual disability or intermediate care
			 facility for persons with mental illness that is required to meet the
			 provisions of the state mechanical code shall be deemed to be in compliance
			 with the fire safety requirements of the state mechanical code if the
			 intermediate care facility is in compliance with the provisions of rule
			 661-205.15 (100). In any other
			 case in which an applicable requirement of the Life Safety Code is inconsistent
			 with an applicable requirement of the state mechanical code, the intermediate
			 care facility shall be deemed to be in compliance with the state mechanical
			 code requirement if the Life Safety Code requirement is met.
(4) An ambulatory health care facility that
			 is required to meet the provisions of the state mechanical code shall be deemed
			 to be in compliance with the fire safety requirements of the state mechanical
			 code if the ambulatory health care facility is in compliance with the
			 provisions of rule 661-205.20 (100). In any other
			 case in which an applicable requirement of the Life Safety Code is inconsistent
			 with an applicable requirement of the state mechanical code, the ambulatory
			 health care facility shall be deemed to be in compliance with the state
			 mechanical code requirement if the Life Safety Code requirement is
			 met.
(5) A religious nonmedical
			 health care institution that is required to meet the provisions of the state
			 mechanical code shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of the
			 state mechanical code if the institution is in compliance with the provisions
			 of rule 661-205.25 (100). In any other
			 case in which an applicable requirement of the Life Safety Code is inconsistent
			 with an applicable requirement of the state mechanical code, the religious
			 nonmedical health care institution shall be deemed to be in compliance with the
			 state mechanical code requirement if the Life Safety Code requirement is
			 met.