| (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.
(b) Resident-use plumbing fixtures.
(1) Water closets and lavatories.
(A) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must provide at least one water closet and one lavatory for each six
residents and for each additional resident fewer than six. Multiple
toilets in a single space must comply with paragraph (2)(B) of this
subsection.
(B) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must ensure a lavatory is readily accessible to each water closet.
(C) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must provide at least one water closet, lavatory, and bathing unit,
that are accessible to residents, on each floor containing resident
sleeping rooms.
(2) Bathing units.
(A) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must provide one tub or shower for every 10 residents, or for any
fraction thereof.
(B) Where multiple water closets or bathing units are
provided in a single space, an existing small Type B assisted living
facility must provide partitions or curtains to separate plumbing
fixtures for resident privacy.
(C) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must ensure tubs and showers have non-slip bottoms or floor surfaces,
either built-in or applied to the surfaces.
(3) Hot water supply. An existing small Type B assisted
living facility must provide a supply of hot water for resident-use.
Hot water for lavatories and bathing units accessible to residents
must be maintained between 100 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
(4) Supplies. An existing small Type B assisted living
facility must supply towels, soap, and toilet tissue for individual
resident use.
(c) Gas. An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must ensure equipment using natural gas or propane and related gas
piping meets the requirements of 9.1.1, Gas, in NFPA 101, Chapter
9, Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment.
(d) Heating ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC)
and exhaust systems.
(1) General requirements. An existing small Type B
assisted living facility must ensure HVAC equipment meets the requirements
of 33.2.5.2, Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning, in NFPA 101,
Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(2) Heating and cooling. An existing small Type B assisted
living facility must provide heating and cooling for resident comfort.
(A) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must ensure air conditioning systems can maintain and do maintain
the comfort ranges of 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit in resident-use
areas.
(B) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
constructed or licensed after August 1, 2004, must have a central
air conditioning system, or a substantially similar air conditioning
system, that can maintain and does maintain a temperature range required
under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph within areas used by residents.
(C) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
may not use an open flame heating device in the facility, except as
permitted by subparagraphs (D) - (E) of this section.
(D) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must ensure a fuel-fired heating device, other than a working fireplace,
meets the following requirements.
(i) A fuel-fired heating device must be connected to
a chimney or vent.
(ii) A fuel-fired heating device must take air for
combustion directly from outside.
(iii) A fuel-fired heating device must be designed
and installed to provide for complete separation of the combustion
system from the atmosphere of the occupied area.
(iv) A fuel-fired heating device must have safety features
to immediately stop the flow of fuel and shut down the equipment in
case of either excessive temperatures or ignition failure.
(v) A fuel-fired heating device not meeting the requirements
of clauses (i) - (iv) of this subparagraph may be continued in service,
subject to approval by HHSC.
(E) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must ensure a working fireplace meets the following requirements.
(i) A building containing a working fireplace must
be protected by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system
with listed quick response or listed residential sprinklers.
(ii) A new working fireplace must be installed, maintained,
and used according to NFPA 54 and NFPA 211.
(iii) A working fireplace may not be located in a resident
sleeping room.
(iv) The room where a working fireplace is located
must be provided with electrically supervised carbon monoxide detection
connected to the fire alarm system according to NFPA 720.
(v) A direct-vent gas fireplace, as defined in NFPA
54, must meet the following requirements.
(I) A direct-vent gas fireplace must include a sealed
glass front with a wire mesh panel or screen.,
(II) The controls for a direct-vent gas fireplace must
be locked or located in a restricted location.
(vi) A solid-fuel burning fireplace must be equipped
with:
(I) a raised hearth at least four inches above the
surrounding finished floor; and
(II) a fireplace enclosure that is guaranteed against
breakage up to a temperature of 650 degrees Fahrenheit and constructed
of heat-tempered glass or other approved material.
(vii) An existing working fireplace not meeting the
requirements of clauses (i) - (vi) of this subparagraph may be continued
in service, subject to approval by HHSC.
(3) Ventilation.
(A) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must be ventilated using windows, mechanical ventilation, or a combination
of both.
(B) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
with interior areas designated for smoking within the building must
provide mechanical ventilation directed to the exterior to remove
smoke at the rate of 10 air changes per hour.
(4) Exhaust.
(A) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
must ensure bathrooms, toilet rooms, and other odor-producing rooms
or areas for soiled or unsanitary operations are exhausted with operable
windows or powered exhaust vented to the exterior for odor control,
unless otherwise permitted under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
(B) An existing small Type B assisted living facility
may provide exhaust into an attic where permitted by the local building
code.
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