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Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 7 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.148 - Electrical Requirements for an Existing Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Electrical
					 system. An existing large Type B assisted living facility must ensure an
					 electrical system meets the requirements of 9.1.2, Electrical Systems, in NFPA
					 101, Chapter 9, Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment.
(b) Lighting. An existing large Type B
					 assisted living facility must provide illumination throughout the building.
					 Minimum lighting levels must not be lower than:
(1) 10 footcandles in resident rooms during
					 the day--illumination requirements for these areas apply to lighting throughout
					 the space, as measured at 30 inches above the floor anywhere in the
					 room;
(2) 20 footcandles in each
					 corridor, staff station, dining room, lobby, toilet room, bathroom, bathing
					 facility, laundry room, stairway, and elevator during the day--illumination
					 requirements for these areas apply to lighting throughout the space, as
					 measured at 30 inches above the floor anywhere in the room; and
(3) 50 footcandles for each medication
					 preparation or storage area, kitchen, and desk within a staff station.
					 Illumination requirements apply when the area is in use for a task it supports,
					 as measured where the task is being performed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 7 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.149 - Miscellaneous Requirements for an Existing Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An existing large Type B assisted living facility must
						provide an elevator if:
(1) the
					 building in which the facility is located is three or more stories in height;
					 or
(2) the facility provides
					 services or social activities to residents in spaces located on a floor other
					 than the floor where the entrance to the facility is located.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.210 - General Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A new small Type A assisted living facility must comply
						with the requirements in 32.2, Small Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New
						Residential Board and Care Occupancies, where referenced by this
						division.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.211 - Construction Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Structurally
					 sound. A new small Type A assisted living facility must ensure any building is
					 structurally sound regarding actual or expected dead, live, and wind loads
					 according to applicable building codes.
(b) Separation of occupancies. A new small
					 Type A assisted living facility must be separated from other occupancies
					 including other assisted living facilities, hospitals, or nursing facilities,
					 by a fire barrier having at least a 2-hour fire resistance rating constructed
					 according to the requirements of NFPA 101 and its referenced
					 standards.
(c) Sheathing.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of
					 this subsection a new small Type A assisted living facility must ensure all
					 buildings used by residents are sheathed with materials providing a fire
					 resistance rating as follows.
(A) Interior
					 wall and ceiling surfaces must have finished surfaces, substrates, or sheathing
					 with a fire resistance rating of not less than 20 minutes.
(B) Columns, beams, girders, or trusses that
					 are not enclosed within walls or ceilings must be encased in materials having a
					 fire resistance rating of not less than 20 minutes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.212 - Space Planning and Utilization Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Resident
					 bedrooms.
(1) A new small Type A assisted
					 living facility must ensure a resident bedroom or living unit is not located on
					 a floor that is below finished ground level.
(2) A new small Type A assisted living
					 facility must ensure bedroom usable floor space is not less than 80 square feet
					 for a bedroom housing one resident and not less than 60 square feet per
					 resident for a bedroom housing multiple residents, unless otherwise permitted
					 by paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection. Portions of a bedroom that are
					 less than eight feet in the smallest dimension cannot be included in the
					 measurement of bedroom usable floor space, unless approved by the Texas Health
					 and Human Services Commission.
(3)
					 A new small Type A assisted living facility containing individual living units
					 that include living space for the residents in addition to their bedrooms may
					 reduce the bedroom usable floor space for a bedroom housing multiple residents
					 within a living unit by up to 10 percent of the required bedroom usable floor
					 space, as long as the minimum dimensional criteria are maintained. A new small
					 Type A assisted living facility may not use this provision in conjunction with
					 the provision permitting the reduction of common social-diversional areas or
					 common dining areas found in subsection (g)(5) of this section.
(4) A new small Type A assisted living
					 facility must house no more than 50 percent of its licensed resident capacity
					 in bedrooms housing three or more residents. A bedroom must not house more than
					 four residents.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.213 - Means of Escape Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 provisions of NFPA 101, Chapter 7, Means of Egress, do not apply to a new small
					 Type A assisted living facility, unless explicitly referenced by this section
					 or by NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
(b) A new small Type A
					 assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 32.2.2, Means of Escape,
					 in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies, except as
					 described in this section.
(c) A
					 new small Type A assisted living facility must ensure doors meet the
					 requirements of 32.2.2.5, Doors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board
					 and Care Occupancies, and the additional requirements of this section. A
					 resident room door is not otherwise required to meet the requirements for doors
					 in 32.2.3.6, Construction of Corridor Walls, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New
					 Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(1) A
					 resident room door in a new small Type A assisted living facility must latch in
					 its frame to resist the passage of smoke.
(2) In a new small Type A assisted living
					 facility comprised of buildings that contain living units with independent
					 cooking equipment within the living unit, a door between the living unit and a
					 corridor or hallway must:
(A) be self-closing
					 or automatic-closing; and
(B) latch
					 in its frame to resist the passage of smoke.
(3) A resident room door or living unit door
					 must not be arranged to prevent the occupant from closing the door.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.215 - Fire Protection Systems Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Fire alarm
					 and smoke detection system. A new small Type A assisted living facility must
					 provide a manual fire alarm system meeting the requirements of 9.6, Fire
					 Detection, Alarm, and Communication Systems, in NFPA 101, Chapter 9, Building
					 Service and Fire Protection Equipment, as modified by this section.
(1) General. A new small Type A assisted
					 living facility must ensure the operation of any alarm initiating device
					 automatically activates the manual fire alarm system evacuation alarm for the
					 entire building.
(2) Smoke
					 detectors.
(A) A new small Type A assisted
					 living facility must install smoke detectors in resident bedrooms, corridors,
					 hallways, living rooms, dining rooms, offices, kitchens, laundries, attached
					 garages used for car parking, and public or common areas, except as permitted
					 in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph.
(B) A new small Type A assisted living
					 facility may install heat detectors in lieu of smoke detectors in kitchens,
					 laundries, and attached garages used for car parking.
(C) A new small Type A assisted living
					 facility located in a building constructed to meet the requirements of NFPA
					 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, may install a smoke detection
					 system meeting the requirements of 18.3.4.5.3, Nursing Homes, in NFPA 101,
					 Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, in lieu of the requirements found in
					 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(3) Alarm control panel.
(A) A new small Type A assisted living
					 facility must provide a fire alarm control unit, or a fire alarm annunciator
					 providing annunciation of all fire alarm, supervisory, and trouble signals by
					 audible and visible indicators, in a location visible to staff at or near the
					 staff area that is attended 24 hours a day.
(B) A new small Type A assisted living
					 facility is not required to ensure a fire alarm control unit or fire alarm
					 annunciator is visible to staff if the fire alarm is monitored by devices
					 carried by all staff.
(4)
					 Fire alarm power source.
(A) A new small Type
					 A assisted living facility must ensure a fire alarm system is powered by a
					 permanently-wired, dedicated branch circuit that is powered from a commercial
					 power source in accordance with NFPA 70.
(B) A new small Type A assisted living
					 facility must provide a secondary, emergency power source meeting the
					 requirements of NFPA 72.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.216 - Hazardous Area Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new small
					 Type A assisted living facility must ensure any space where storage or an
					 activity produces a greater potential for a fully involved fire than that found
					 in a one- or two-family dwelling is protected according to the requirements of
					 32.2.3.2, Hazardous Areas, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and
					 Care Occupancies.
(b) A new small
					 Type A assisted living facility must ensure flammable or combustible liquids,
					 including gasoline, oil-based paint, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar
					 products are not stored in a building housing residents.
(c) A new small Type A assisted living
					 facility using commercial cooking equipment must protect the cooking operation
					 according to the requirements of NFPA 96.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.217 - Mechanical Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Wastewater and
					 water supply.
(1) Wastewater. A new small
					 Type A assisted living facility must ensure wastewater and sewage are
					 discharged into a sewerage system or an onsite sewerage facility approved by
					 the Water Quality Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
					 (TCEQ), or to a system regulated by an entity responsible for water quality in
					 that jurisdiction as approved by the Water Quality Division of TCEQ.
(2) Water supply. A new small Type A assisted
					 living facility must ensure the water supply is of safe, sanitary quality,
					 suitable for use, adequate in quantity and pressure, and obtained from a public
					 or private water supply system or a private well.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.218 - Electrical Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Electrical
					 system. A new small Type A assisted living facility must ensure an electrical
					 system meets the requirements of 9.1.2, Electrical Systems, in NFPA 101,
					 Chapter 9, Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment.
(b) Lighting. A new small Type A assisted
					 living facility must provide illumination throughout the building. Minimum
					 lighting levels must not be lower than:
(1) 10
					 footcandles in resident rooms during the day--illumination requirements for
					 these areas apply to lighting throughout the space, as measured at 30 inches
					 above the floor anywhere in the room;
(2) 20 footcandles in each corridor, staff
					 station, dining room, lobby, toilet room, bathroom, bathing facility, laundry
					 room, stairway, and elevator during the day--illumination requirements for
					 these areas apply to lighting throughout the space, as measured at 30 inches
					 above the floor anywhere in the room; and
(3) 50 footcandles for each medication
					 preparation or storage area, kitchen, and desk within a staff station.
					 Illumination requirements apply when the area is in use for a task it supports,
					 as measured where the task is being performed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.219 - Miscellaneous Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new small
					 Type A assisted living facility must provide an elevator if:
(1) the building in which the facility is
					 located is three or more stories in height; or
(2) the facility provides services or social
					 activities to residents in spaces located on a floor other than the floor where
					 the entrance to the facility is located.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 9 - NEW SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.220 - General Requirements for a New Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A new small Type B assisted living facility must comply
						with the requirements in 32.2, Small Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New
						Residential Board and Care Occupancies, where referenced by this
						division.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 9 - NEW SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.221 - Construction Requirements for a New Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Structurally
					 sound. A new small Type B assisted living facility must ensure any building is
					 structurally sound regarding actual or expected dead, live, and wind loads
					 according to applicable building codes.
(b) Separation of occupancies. A new small
					 Type B assisted living facility must be separated from other occupancies,
					 including other assisted living facilities, hospitals or nursing facilities, by
					 a fire barrier having at least a 2-hour fire resistance rating constructed
					 according to the requirements of NFPA 101 and its referenced
					 standards.
(c) Sheathing.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of
					 this subsection, a new small Type B assisted living facility must ensure all
					 buildings used by residents are sheathed with materials providing a fire
					 resistance rating as follows.
(A) Interior
					 wall and ceiling surfaces must have finished surfaces, substrates, or sheathing
					 with a fire resistance rating of not less than 20 minutes.
(B) Columns, beams, girders, or trusses that
					 are not enclosed within walls or ceilings must be encased in materials having a
					 fire resistance rating of not less than 20 minutes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 9 - NEW SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.222 - Space Planning and Utilization Requirements for a New Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Resident
					 bedrooms.
(1) A new small Type B assisted
					 living facility must ensure a resident bedroom or living unit is not located on
					 a floor that is below finished ground level.
(2) A new small Type B assisted living
					 facility must ensure bedroom usable floor space is not less than 100 square
					 feet for a bedroom housing one resident and not less than 80 square feet per
					 resident for a bedroom housing multiple residents, unless otherwise permitted
					 by paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection. Portions of a bedroom that are
					 less than 10 feet in the smallest dimension cannot be included in the
					 measurement of bedroom usable floor space, unless approved by the Texas Health
					 and Human Services Commission.
(3)
					 A new small Type B assisted living facility containing individual living units
					 that include living space for the residents, in addition to their bedroom, may
					 reduce the bedroom usable floor space for a bedroom housing multiple residents
					 within a living unit by up to 10 percent of the required bedroom usable floor
					 space, as long as the minimum dimensional criteria are maintained. A new small
					 Type B assisted living facility must not use this provision in conjunction with
					 the provision permitting the reduction of common social-diversional areas or
					 common dining areas found in subsection (g)(5) of this section.
(4) A new small Type B assisted living
					 facility must house no more than 50 percent of its licensed resident capacity
					 in bedrooms housing three or more residents. A bedroom must not house more than
					 four residents.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 9 - NEW SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.223 - Means of Escape Requirements for a New Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 provisions of NFPA 101, Chapter 7, Means of Egress, do not apply to a new small
					 Type B assisted living facility unless explicitly referenced by this section or
					 by NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(b) A new small Type B assisted living
					 facility must meet the requirements of 32.2.2, Means of Escape, in NFPA 101,
					 Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies, except as described in
					 this section.
(c) A new small Type
					 B assisted living facility must ensure doors meet the requirements of 32.2.2.5,
					 Doors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies, and
					 the additional requirements of this section. A resident room door is not
					 otherwise required to meet the requirements for doors in 32.2.3.6, Construction
					 of Corridor Walls, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
(1) A resident room door in a new
					 small Type B assisted living facility must latch in its frame to resist the
					 passage of smoke.
(2) In a new
					 small Type B assisted living facility comprised of buildings that contain
					 living units with independent cooking equipment within the living unit, a door
					 between the living unit and a corridor or hallway must:
(A) be self-closing or automatic-closing;
					 and
(B) latch in its frame to
					 resist the passage of smoke.
(3) A resident room door or living unit door
					 must not be arranged to prevent the occupant from closing the door.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 9 - NEW SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.225 - Fire Protection Systems Requirements for a New Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Fire alarm
					 and smoke detection system. A new small Type B assisted living facility must
					 provide a manual fire alarm system meeting the requirements of 9.6, Fire
					 Detection, Alarm, and Communication Systems, in NFPA 101, Chapter 9, Building
					 Service and Fire Protection Equipment, as modified by this section.
(1) General. A new small Type B assisted
					 living facility must ensure the operation of any alarm initiating device
					 automatically activates the manual fire alarm system evacuation alarm for the
					 entire building.
(2) Smoke
					 detectors.
(A) A new small Type B assisted
					 living facility must install smoke detectors in resident bedrooms, corridors,
					 hallways, living rooms, dining rooms, offices, kitchens, laundries, attached
					 garages used for car parking, and public or common areas, except as permitted
					 in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph.
(B) A new small Type B assisted living
					 facility may install heat detectors in lieu of smoke detectors in kitchens,
					 laundries, and attached garages used for car parking.
(C) A new small Type B assisted living
					 facility located in a building constructed to meet the requirements of NFPA
					 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, may install a smoke detection
					 system meeting the requirements of 18.3.4.5.3, Nursing Homes, in NFPA 101,
					 Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, in lieu of the requirements found in
					 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(3) Alarm control panel.
(A) A new small Type B assisted living
					 facility must provide a fire alarm control unit, or a fire alarm annunciator
					 providing annunciation of all fire alarm, supervisory, and trouble signals by
					 audible and visible indicators, in a location visible to staff at or near the
					 staff area that is attended 24 hours a day.
(B) A new small Type B assisted living
					 facility is not required to ensure a fire alarm control unit or fire alarm
					 annunciator is visible to staff if the fire alarm is monitored by devices
					 carried by all staff.
(4)
					 Fire alarm power source.
(A) A new small Type
					 B assisted living facility must ensure a fire alarm system is powered by a
					 permanently-wired, dedicated branch circuit that is powered from a commercial
					 power source in accordance with NFPA 70.
(B) A new small Type B assisted living
					 facility must provide a secondary, emergency power source meeting the
					 requirements of NFPA 72.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 9 - NEW SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.226 - Hazardous Area Requirements for a New Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new small
					 Type B assisted living facility must ensure any space where storage or an
					 activity produces a greater potential for a fully involved fire than that found
					 in a one- or two-family dwelling is protected according to the requirements of
					 32.2.3.2, Hazardous Areas, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and
					 Care Occupancies.
(b) A new small
					 Type B assisted living facility must ensure flammable or combustible liquids,
					 including gasoline, oil-based paint, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar
					 products are not stored in a building housing residents.
(c) A new small Type B assisted living
					 facility using commercial cooking equipment must protect the cooking operation
					 according to the requirements of NFPA 96.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 9 - NEW SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.227 - Mechanical Requirements for a New Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Wastewater and
					 water supply.
(1) Wastewater. A new small
					 Type B assisted living facility must ensure wastewater and sewage are
					 discharged into a sewerage system or an onsite sewerage facility approved by
					 the Water Quality Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
					 (TCEQ), or to a system regulated by an entity responsible for water quality in
					 that jurisdiction as approved by the Water Quality Division of TCEQ.
(2) Water supply. A new small Type B assisted
					 living facility must ensure the water supply is of safe, sanitary quality,
					 suitable for use, adequate in quantity and pressure, and obtained from a public
					 or private water supply system or a private well.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 9 - NEW SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.228 - Electrical Requirements for a New Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Electrical
					 system. A new small Type B assisted living facility must ensure an electrical
					 system meets the requirements of 9.1.2, Electrical Systems, in NFPA 101,
					 Chapter 9, Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment.
(b) Lighting. A new small Type B assisted
					 living facility must provide illumination throughout the building. Minimum
					 lighting levels must not be lower than:
(1) 10
					 footcandles in resident rooms during the day--illumination requirements for
					 these areas apply to lighting throughout the space, as measured at 30 inches
					 above the floor anywhere in the room.
(2) 20 footcandles in each corridor, staff
					 station, dining room, lobby, toilet room, bathroom, bathing facility, laundry
					 room, stairway, and elevator during the day--illumination requirements for
					 these areas apply to lighting throughout the space, as measured at 30 inches
					 above the floor anywhere in the room.
(3) 50 footcandles for each medication
					 preparation or storage area, kitchen, and desk within a staff station.
					 Illumination requirements apply when the area is in use for a task it supports,
					 as measured where the task is being performed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 9 - NEW SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.229 - Miscellaneous Requirements for a New Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new small
					 Type B assisted living facility must provide an elevator if:
(1) the building in which the facility is
					 located is three or more stories in height; or
(2) the facility provides services or social
					 activities to residents in spaces located on a floor other than the floor where
					 the entrance to the facility is located.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 10 - NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.230 - General Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new large
					 Type A assisted living facility must comply with the requirements of 32.3,
					 Large Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies, as modified by this division, except as permitted by subsection
					 (b) of this section.
(b) A new
					 large Type A assisted living facility campus comprised of multiple buildings
					 providing sleeping rooms for no more than 16 residents in any one building may
					 comply with other provision in NFPA 101, as follows.
(1) Each individual building providing
					 sleeping rooms on the campus may comply with the requirements in 32.2, Small
					 Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
(2) Other buildings on
					 the campus that are part of the new large Type A assisted living facility may
					 be permitted to comply with the requirements for other occupancies in NFPA 101,
					 subject to approval by HHSC.
(3)
					 The provisions of this subsection do not apply where any building provides
					 sleeping rooms for more than 16 residents.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 10 - NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.231 - Construction Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Structurally
					 sound. A new large Type A assisted living facility must ensure any building is
					 structurally sound regarding actual or expected dead, live, and wind loads
					 according to applicable building codes.
(b) Separation of occupancies. A new large
					 Type A assisted living facility must be separated from other occupancies,
					 including other assisted living facilities, hospitals or nursing facilities, by
					 a fire barrier having at least a 2-hour fire resistance rating constructed
					 according to the requirements of NFPA 101 and its referenced
					 standards.
(c) Construction type. A
					 new large Type A assisted living facility must ensure a building housing the
					 facility meets the requirements of 32.3.1.3, Minimum Construction Requirements,
					 in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(d) Interior finish. A new large Type A
					 assisted living facility must ensure interior wall and ceiling finish materials
					 meet the requirements of 32.3.3.3, Interior Finish, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32,
					 New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(e) Vertical openings. A new large Type A
					 assisted living facility must ensure vertical openings are protected according
					 to the requirements of 32.3.3.1, Protection of Vertical Openings, in NFPA 101,
					 Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 10 - NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.232 - Space Planning and Utilization Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Resident
					 bedrooms.
(1) A new large Type A assisted
					 living facility must ensure a resident bedroom or living unit is not located on
					 a floor that is below finished ground level.
(2) A new large Type A assisted living
					 facility must ensure bedroom usable floor space is not less than 80 square feet
					 for a bedroom housing one resident and not less than 60 square feet per
					 resident for a bedroom housing multiple residents, unless otherwise permitted
					 in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection. Portions of a bedroom that are
					 less than eight feet in the smallest dimension cannot be included in the
					 measurement of bedroom usable floor space, unless approved by HHSC.
(3) A new large Type A assisted living
					 facility containing individual living units that include living space for the
					 residents, in addition to their bedroom, may reduce the bedroom usable floor
					 space for a bedroom housing multiple residents within a living unit by up to 10
					 percent of the required bedroom usable floor space, as long as the minimum
					 dimensional criteria are maintained. A new large Type A assisted living
					 facility must not use this provision in conjunction with the provision
					 permitting the reduction of common social-diversional areas or common dining
					 areas found in subsection (g)(6) of this section.
(4) A new large Type A assisted living
					 facility must house no more than 50 percent of its licensed resident capacity
					 in bedrooms housing three or more residents. A bedroom must not house more than
					 four residents.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 10 - NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.233 - Means of Egress Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new large
					 Type A assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 32.3.2, Means of
					 Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies,
					 except as described in this section.
(b) The provisions of 32.3.2.11.2, Lockups,
					 in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies, are not
					 permitted.
(c) A new large Type A
					 assisted living facility must ensure doors meet the requirements of 32.3.2.2.2,
					 Doors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies, and
					 the additional requirements of this section.
(1) A resident room door in a new large Type
					 A assisted living facility must latch in its frame to resist the passage of
					 smoke.
(2) In a new large Type A
					 assisted living facility comprised of buildings that contain living units with
					 independent cooking equipment within the living unit, a door between the living
					 unit and a corridor or hallway must:
(A) be
					 self-closing or automatic-closing; and
(B) latch in its frame to resist the passage
					 of smoke.
(3) A resident
					 room door or living unit door must not be arranged to prevent the occupant from
					 closing the door.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 10 - NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.234 - Smoke Compartmentation for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new large
					 Type A assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 32.3.3.6,
					 Corridors and Separation of Sleeping Rooms, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New
					 Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(b) A new large Type A assisted living
					 facility must meet the requirements of 32.3.3.7, Subdivision of Building
					 Spaces, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 10 - NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.236 - Hazardous Area Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new large
					 Type A assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 32.3.3.2,
					 Protection from Hazards, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and
					 Care Occupancies.
(b) A new large
					 Type A assisted living facility must ensure flammable or combustible liquids,
					 including gasoline, oil-based paint, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar
					 products are not stored in a building housing residents.
(c) A new large Type A assisted living
					 facility must protect cooking facilities, other than those in individual
					 resident living units in accordance with the requirements of 32.3.3.8, Cooking
					 Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 10 - NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.237 - Mechanical Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Wastewater and
					 water supply.
(1) Wastewater. A new large
					 Type A assisted living facility must ensure wastewater and sewage are
					 discharged into a sewerage system or an onsite sewerage facility approved by
					 the Water Quality Division of TCEQ, or to a system regulated by an entity
					 responsible for water quality in that jurisdiction as approved by the Water
					 Quality Division of TCEQ.
(2) Water
					 supply. A new large Type A assisted living facility must ensure the water
					 supply is of safe, sanitary quality, suitable for use, adequate in quantity and
					 pressure, and obtained from a public or private water supply system or a
					 private well.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 10 - NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.238 - Electrical Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Electrical
					 system. A new large Type A assisted living facility must ensure an electrical
					 system meets the requirements of 9.1.2, Electrical Systems, in NFPA 101,
					 Chapter 9, Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment.
(b) Lighting. A new large Type A assisted
					 living facility must provide illumination throughout the building. Minimum
					 lighting levels must not be lower than:
(1) 10
					 footcandles in resident rooms during the day--illumination requirements for
					 these areas apply to lighting throughout the space, as measured at 30 inches
					 above the floor anywhere in the room;
(2) 20 footcandles in each corridor, staff
					 station, dining room, lobby, toilet room, bathroom, bathing facility, laundry
					 room, stairway, and elevator during the day--illumination requirements for
					 these areas apply to lighting throughout the space, as measured at 30 inches
					 above the floor anywhere in the room; and
(3) 50 footcandles for each medication
					 preparation or storage area, kitchen, and desk within a staff station.
					 Illumination requirements apply when the area is in use for a task it supports,
					 as measured where the task is being performed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 10 - NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.239 - Miscellaneous Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new large
					 Type A assisted living facility must provide an elevator if:
(1) the building in which the facility is
					 located is three or more stories in height; or
(2) the facility provides services or social
					 activities to residents in spaces located on a floor other than the floor where
					 the entrance to the facility is located.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 11 - NEW LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.240 - General Requirements for a New Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new large
					 Type B assisted living facility must comply with the requirements for a limited
					 care facility in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, as modified
					 by this division.
(b) All space
					 planning and utilization requirements required by §553.242 of this
					 division (relating to Space Planning and Utilization Requirements for a New
					 Large Type B Assisted Living Facility) must be provided and located in the new
					 healthcare occupancy required by subsection (a) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 11 - NEW LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.241 - Construction Requirements for a New Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Structurally
					 sound. A new large Type B assisted living facility must ensure any building is
					 structurally sound regarding actual or expected dead, live, and wind loads
					 according to applicable building codes.
(b) Separation of occupancies.
(1) A new large Type B assisted living
					 facility must be separated from other occupancies by a fire barrier having at
					 least a 2-hour fire resistance rating constructed according to the requirements
					 of NFPA 101 and its referenced standards.
(2) A large Type B assisted living facility
					 is not required to be separated from a hospital or nursing facility unless the
					 separation is required by NFPA 101 or the standards for licensing the hospital
					 or nursing facility.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 11 - NEW LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.242 - Space Planning and Utilization Requirements for a New Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Resident
					 bedrooms.
(1) A new large Type B assisted
					 living facility must ensure a resident bedroom or living unit is not located on
					 a floor that is below finished ground level.
(2) A new large Type B assisted living
					 facility must ensure bedroom usable floor space is not less than 100 square
					 feet for a bedroom housing one resident and not less than 80 square feet per
					 resident for a bedroom housing multiple residents, unless otherwise permitted
					 by paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection. Portions of a bedroom that are
					 less than 10 feet in the smallest dimension cannot be included in the
					 measurement of bedroom usable floor space, unless approved by HHSC.
(3) A new large Type B assisted living
					 facility containing individual living units that include living space for the
					 residents, in addition to their bedroom, may reduce the bedroom usable floor
					 space for a bedroom housing multiple residents within a living unit by up to 10
					 percent of the required bedroom usable floor space, as long as the minimum
					 dimensional criteria are maintained. A new large Type B assisted living
					 facility must not use this provision in conjunction with the provision
					 permitting the reduction of common social-diversional areas or common dining
					 areas found in subsection (g)(6) of this section.
(4) A new large Type B assisted living
					 facility must house no more than 50 percent of its licensed resident capacity
					 in bedrooms housing three or more residents. A bedroom must not house more than
					 four residents.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION › Division 11 - NEW LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.243 - Means of Egress Requirements for a New Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A new large
					 Type B assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 18.2, Means of
					 Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, except as
					 described in this section.
(b) A
					 new large Type B assisted living facility must ensure doors meet the
					 requirements of 18.2.2.2, Doors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care
					 Occupancies, and the additional requirements of this section.
(1) A resident room door in a new large Type
					 B assisted living facility must latch in its frame to resist the passage of
					 smoke.
(2) In a new large Type B
					 assisted living facility comprised of buildings containing living units with
					 independent cooking equipment within the living unit, a door between the living
					 unit and a corridor or hallway must:
(A) be
					 self-closing or automatic-closing; and
(B) latch in its frame to resist the passage
					 of smoke.
(3) A resident
					 room door or living unit door must not be arranged to prevent the occupant from
					 closing the door.