Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 554.301 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise. The definitions listed in § 554.101 of this chapter (relating
						to Definitions) also apply to this subchapter.
(1) Alarm Planning Superintendent--Fire Alarm
					 Planning Superintendent. A person licensed by the State Fire Marshal's Office
					 to plan, install, certify, inspect, test, service, monitor, and maintain fire
					 alarm or fire detection devices.
(2) ANSI--American National Standards
					 Institute.
(3) ASHRAE--Formerly
					 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. A
					 global society focusing on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air
					 quality, refrigeration, and sustainability.
(4) ASME--The American Society of Mechanical
					 Engineers, a developer of codes and standards associated with the art, science,
					 and practice of mechanical engineering.
(5) ASME A17.1--Safety Code for Elevators and
					 Escalators, 2007 edition, published by ASME.
(6) ASME A17.3--Safety Code for Existing
					 Elevators and Escalators, 2008 edition, published by ASME.
(7) ASTM--ASTM International, a
					 not-for-profit, voluntary standards developing organization that develops and
					 publishes international voluntary consensus standards for materials, products,
					 systems, and services.
(8) ASTM
					 E84--Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building
					 Materials, 2010, published by ASTM.
(9) ASTM E90--Standard Test Method for
					 Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building
					 Partitions and Elements, published by ASTM.
(10) ASTM E108--Standard Test Methods for
					 Fire Tests of Roof Coverings, published by ASTM.
(11) ASTM E662--Standard Test Method for
					 Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials, 2017, published
					 by ASTM.
(12) Building
					 Rehabilitation--Any construction activity involving repair, modernization,
					 reconfiguration, renovation, changes in occupancy or use, or installation of
					 new fixed equipment, including, the following:
(A) the replacement of finishes, such as new
					 flooring or wall finishes or the painting of walls and ceilings;
(B) the construction, removal, or relocation
					 of walls, partitions, floors, ceilings, doors, or windows;
(C) the replacement of doors, windows, or
					 roofing;
(D) changes to the
					 appearance of the exterior of a building, including new finish
					 materials;
(E) the repair,
					 replacement, or extension of fire protection systems, including fire sprinkler
					 systems, fire alarm system, and fire suppression systems at cooking
					 operations;
(F) the replacement of
					 door hardware, plumbing fixtures, handrails in corridors, or grab rails in
					 bathrooms and restrooms;
(G) the
					 repair, replacement, or extension of nurse call systems;
(H) the repair or replacement of emergency
					 electrical system equipment and components, including generator sets, transfer
					 switches, distribution panel boards, receptacles, switches, and light
					 fixtures;
(I) the change of a wing
					 or area to a secured wing or unit;
(J) the change of a secured wing or unit to
					 ordinary resident-use;
(K) a change
					 in the use of space, including the change of resident bedrooms to other uses,
					 such as offices, storage, or living or dining spaces; and,
(L) changes in locking arrangements, such as
					 the installation of access control systems or the installation or removal of
					 electronic locking devices, including electromagnetic locks, and other
					 delayed-egress locking devices.