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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 4 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.113 - Means of Escape Requirements for an Existing 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 an existing
					 small Type A assisted living facility unless explicitly referenced by this
					 section or by NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
(b) An existing small
					 Type A assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 33.2.2, Means of
					 Escape, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies, except as described in this section.
(c) An existing small Type A assisted living
					 facility must ensure doors meet the requirements of 33.2.2.5, Doors, in NFPA
					 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies, and the
					 additional requirements of this section.
(1)
					 A resident room door in an existing small Type A assisted living facility not
					 protected throughout by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system complying
					 with the requirements of §553.115 of this division (relating to Fire
					 Protection Systems Requirements for an Existing Small Type A Assisted Living
					 Facility) must meet one of the following options. A resident room door is not
					 otherwise required to meet the requirements for doors in 33.2.3.6, Construction
					 of Corridor Walls, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
(A) The door must be a solid
					 core wood door at least 1-3/4 inches thick or have a 20-minute opening
					 protection rating and must latch in its frame to resist the passage of smoke;
					 or
(B) The door must be
					 self-closing or automatic-closing and must latch in its frame to resist the
					 passage of smoke.
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 4 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.115 - Fire Protection Systems Requirements for an Existing Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Fire alarm
					 and smoke detection system. An existing small Type A assisted living facility
					 must provide a manual fire alarm system meeting the requirements of section
					 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. An existing small Type A
					 assisted living facility must ensure the operation of any alarm initiating
					 device automatically activates an audible or a visual alarm at the
					 site.
(2) Smoke detectors.
(A) An existing 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) An existing 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) An existing small Type A assisted living
					 facility located in a building constructed to meet the requirements of NFPA
					 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies, may install a smoke
					 detection system meeting the requirements of 19.3.4.5.1, Corridors, in NFPA
					 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies, in lieu of the requirements
					 in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(3) Alarm control panel.
(A) An existing 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) An existing 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) An existing
					 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) An existing 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 4 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.116 - Hazardous Area Requirements for an Existing Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An existing
					 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
					 33.2.3.2, Hazardous Areas, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board
					 and Care Occupancies.
(b) An
					 existing 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) An existing 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 4 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.117 - Mechanical Requirements for an Existing Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Wastewater
					 and water supply.
(1) Wastewater. An existing
					 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. An existing 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 4 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.118 - Electrical Requirements for an Existing Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Electrical
					 system. An existing 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. An existing 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 4 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.119 - Miscellaneous Requirements for an Existing Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An existing 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 5 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.120 - General Requirements for an Existing Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An existing small Type B assisted living facility must
						comply with the requirements for an impractical evacuation capability facility
						in 33.2, Small Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing 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 5 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.121 - Construction Requirements for an Existing Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Structurally sound. An existing small Type B assisted living facility must
					 ensure any building is structurally sound regarding actual or expected dead,
					 live, and wind loads in accordance with applicable building codes.
(b) Separation of occupancies. An existing
					 small 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, unless
					 otherwise permitted by paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(1) An existing small Type B assisted living
					 facility must be separated from other assisted living facilities, hospitals, or
					 nursing facilities. Beginning August 31, 2021, an existing small Type A
					 assisted living facility must be separated from any new occupancy or new use
					 subject to HHSC licensing.
(2) An
					 existing small Type B assisted living facility is not required to be separated
					 from another occupancy not subject to Texas Health and Human Services
					 Commission (HHSC) licensing standards if the two occupancies are so
					 intermingled that construction of a fire barrier having a 2-hour fire
					 resistance rating is impractical and the following conditions are met.
(A) The means of escape, construction,
					 protection, and other safeguards for the entire building must comply with the
					 NFPA 101 requirements for an existing small Type B assisted living
					 facility.
(B) HHSC must be given
					 unrestricted and unannounced access at any reasonable time to inspect the other
					 occupancy type for compliance with the NFPA 101 requirements for an existing
					 small Type B assisted living 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 5 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.122 - Space Planning and Utilization Requirements for an Existing Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Resident bedrooms.
(1) An existing 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) An existing 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 (HHSC).
(3) An existing 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. An existing 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) An existing 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 5 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.123 - Means of Escape Requirements for an Existing 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 an existing
					 small Type B assisted living facility, unless explicitly referenced by this
					 section or by NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
(b) An existing small
					 Type B assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 33.2.2, Means of
					 Escape, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies, except as described in this section.
(c) An existing small Type B assisted living
					 facility must ensure doors meet the requirements of 33.2.2.5, Doors, in NFPA
					 101, Chapter 33, Existing 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 33.2.3.6, Construction of
					 Corridor Walls, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
(1) A resident room door in an
					 existing small Type B assisted living facility must latch in its frame to
					 resist the passage of smoke.
(2) In
					 an existing 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 5 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.125 - Fire Protection Systems Requirements for an Existing Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Fire alarm
					 and smoke detection system. An existing small Type B assisted living facility
					 must provide a manual fire alarm system meeting the requirements of section
					 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. An existing small Type B
					 assisted living facility must ensure the operation of any alarm initiating
					 device automatically activates an audible or a visual alarm at the
					 site.
(2) Smoke detectors.
(A) An existing 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) An existing 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) An existing small Type B assisted living
					 facility located in a building constructed to meet the requirements of NFPA
					 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies, may install a smoke
					 detection system meeting the requirements of 19.3.4.5.1, Corridors, in NFPA
					 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies, in lieu of the requirements
					 in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(3) Alarm control panel.
(A) An existing 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) An existing 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) An existing
					 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) An existing 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 5 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.126 - Hazardous Area Requirements for an Existing Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An existing
					 small Type B assisted living facility must ensure any space where storage or
					 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
					 33.2.3.2, Hazardous Areas, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board
					 and Care Occupancies.
(b) An
					 existing 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) An existing 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 5 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.127 - Mechanical Requirements for an Existing Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Wastewater
					 and water supply.
(1) Wastewater. An existing
					 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. An existing 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 5 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.128 - Electrical Requirements for an Existing Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Electrical
					 system. An existing 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. An existing 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; 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 5 - EXISTING SMALL TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.129 - Miscellaneous Requirements for an Existing Small Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An existing 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 6 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.130 - General Requirements for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An existing
					 large Type A assisted living facility must comply with the requirements for a
					 slow evacuation capability facility in 33.3, Large Facilities, in NFPA 101,
					 Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies, where referenced
					 by this division, except as permitted by subsection (b) of this
					 section.
(b) An existing 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 for a slow
					 evacuation capability facility in 33.2, Small Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter
					 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(2) Other buildings on the campus that are
					 part of the existing large Type A assisted living facility may be permitted to
					 comply with the requirements for other occupancies in NFPA 101, subject to
					 approval by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (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 6 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.131 - Construction Requirements for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Structurally sound. An existing large Type A assisted living facility must
					 ensure any building is structurally sound regarding actual or expected dead,
					 live, and wind loads in accordance with applicable building codes.
(b) Separation of occupancies. An existing
					 large Type A 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, unless
					 otherwise permitted by paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection.
(1) An existing large Type A assisted living
					 facility must be separated from other assisted living facilities, hospitals or
					 nursing facilities. Beginning August 31, 2021, an existing large Type A
					 assisted living facility must be separated from any new occupancy or new use
					 subject to HHSC licensing.
(2) An
					 existing large Type A assisted living facility is not required to be separated
					 from another occupancy not subject to HHSC licensing standards if the two
					 occupancies are so intermingled that construction of a fire barrier having a
					 2-hour fire resistance rating is impractical and the following conditions are
					 met.
(A) The means of egress, construction,
					 protection, and other safeguards for the entire building must comply with the
					 NFPA 101 requirements for an existing large Type A assisted living
					 facility.
(B) HHSC must be given
					 unrestricted and unannounced access at any reasonable time to inspect the other
					 occupancy type for compliance with the NFPA 101 requirements for an existing
					 large Type A assisted living 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 6 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.132 - Space Planning and Utilization Requirements for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Resident bedrooms.
(1) An existing 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) An existing 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
					 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 (HHSC).
(3) An existing 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. An existing 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) An existing 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 6 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.133 - Means of Egress Requirements for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An existing
					 large Type A assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 33.3.2,
					 Means of Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies, except as described in this section.
(b) The provisions of 33.3.2.11.2, Lockups,
					 in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies, are
					 not permitted.
(c) An existing
					 large Type A assisted living facility must ensure doors meet the requirements
					 of 33.3.2.2.2, Doors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and
					 Care Occupancies, and the additional requirements of this section.
(1) A resident room door in an existing large
					 Type A assisted living facility must latch in its frame to resist the passage
					 of smoke.
(2) In an existing 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 6 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.134 - Smoke Compartmentation for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An existing
					 large Type A assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 33.3.3.6,
					 Corridors and Separation of Sleeping Rooms, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing
					 Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(b) An existing large Type A assisted living
					 facility must meet the requirements of 33.3.3.7, Subdivision of Building
					 Spaces, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing 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 6 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.136 - Hazardous Area Requirements for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An existing
					 large Type A assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 33.3.3.2,
					 Hazardous Areas, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care
					 Occupancies.
(b) An existing 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) An existing large Type A assisted living
					 facility using commercial cooking equipment must protect cooking facilities,
					 other than those in individual resident living units, in accordance with 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 6 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.137 - Mechanical Requirements for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Wastewater
					 and water supply.
(1) Wastewater. An existing
					 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 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. An existing 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 6 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.138 - Electrical Requirements for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Electrical
					 system. An existing 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. An existing 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 6 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.139 - Miscellaneous Requirements for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An existing 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 7 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.140 - General 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
						comply with the requirements for a limited care facility in NFPA 101, Chapter
						19, Existing Health Care Occupancies, except as modified 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 7 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.141 - Construction Requirements for an Existing Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Structurally sound. An existing 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. An existing
					 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, unless
					 otherwise permitted by paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection.
(1) An existing 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. Beginning August 31, 2021, an existing large
					 Type B assisted living facility must be separated from any new occupancy or new
					 use subject to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
					 licensing.
(2) An existing large
					 Type B assisted living facility is not required to be separated from another
					 occupancy not subject to HHSC licensing standards if the two occupancies are so
					 intermingled that construction of a fire barrier having a 2-hour fire
					 resistance rating is impractical and the following conditions are met.
(A) The means of egress, construction,
					 protection, and other safeguards for the entire building must comply with the
					 NFPA 101 requirements for an existing large Type B assisted living
					 facility.
(B) HHSC must be given
					 unrestricted and unannounced access at any reasonable time to inspect the other
					 occupancy type for compliance with the NFPA 101 requirements for an existing
					 large Type B assisted living 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 7 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.142 - Space Planning and Utilization Requirements for an Existing Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Resident bedrooms.
(1) An existing 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) An existing 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 the Texas Health
					 and Human Services Commission (HHSC).
(3) An existing 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. An existing 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) An existing 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 7 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.143 - Means of Egress Requirements for an Existing Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An existing
					 large Type B assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 19.2, Means
					 of Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies, except as
					 described in this section.
(b) An
					 existing large Type B assisted living facility must ensure doors meet the
					 requirements of 19.2.2.2, Doors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care
					 Occupancies, and the additional requirements of this section.
(1) A resident room door in an existing large
					 Type B assisted living facility must latch in its frame to resist the passage
					 of smoke.
(2) In an existing 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.
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 553.144 - Smoke Compartmentation for an Existing Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An existing
					 large Type B assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 19.3.6,
					 Corridors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies.
(b) An existing large Type B assisted living
					 facility must meet the requirements of 19.3.7, Subdivision of Building Spaces,
					 in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health 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 7 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.146 - Hazardous Area Requirements for an Existing Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An existing
					 large Type B assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 19.3.2,
					 Protection from Hazards, in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care
					 Occupancies.
(b) An existing large
					 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) An existing large Type B assisted living
					 facility must protect any cooking operation according to the requirements of
					 19.3.2.5, Cooking Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health 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 7 - EXISTING LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 553.147 - Mechanical Requirements for an Existing Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Wastewater
					 and water supply.
(1) Wastewater. An existing
					 large 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. An existing large 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.