| (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.
(c) All space planning and utilization requirements
required by §553.232 of this division (relating to Space Planning
and Utilization Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living
Facility) must be provided and located in the new residential board
and care occupancy required by subsection (a) of this section.
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