(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.
(c) An existing large Type B assisted living facility
providing spaces for use by residents on floors other than the ground
floor must provide at least two separate approved stairs and must
ensure stairs used as a means of egress meet the requirements of 19.2.2.3,
Stairs, in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies.
(d) An existing large Type B assisted living facility
must ensure means of egress are marked according to the requirements
of 19.2.10, Marking of Means of Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing
Health Care Occupancies.
(e) An existing large Type B assisted living facility
must provide emergency lighting according to the requirements of 19.2.9,
Emergency Lighting, in NFPA 101, Chapter 19, Existing Health Care
Occupancies.
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