| (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.
(b) Resident-use plumbing fixtures.
(1) Water closets and lavatories.
(A) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
provide at least one water closet and one lavatory for every 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) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
ensure a lavatory is readily accessible to each water closet.
(C) A new large Type A 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) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
provide one tub or shower for every 10 residents, and for any fraction
thereof.
(B) Where multiple water closets or bathing units are
provided in a single space, a new large Type A assisted living facility
must provide partitions or curtains to separate plumbing fixtures
for resident privacy.
(C) A new large Type A 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. A new large Type A 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. A new large Type A assisted living facility
must supply towels, soap, and toilet tissue for individual resident
use.
(c) Public- and staff-use plumbing fixtures. In addition
to the staff toilets required for the dietary staff according to §553.232(j)
of this division (relating to Space Planning and Utilization Requirements
for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility), an existing large
Type A assisted living facility must provide toilets, including water
closets and lavatories, for use by the public and by facility staff
as follows:
(1) if licensed for 60 or fewer residents, a new large
Type A assisted living facility must provide a toilet for use by the
public and by facility staff; or
(2) if licensed for more than 60 residents, a new large
Type A assisted living facility must provide a toilet for use by the
public and a separate toilet for use by facility staff.
(d) Gas. A new large Type A 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.
(e) Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC)
and exhaust systems.
(1) General requirements. A new large Type A assisted
living facility must ensure HVAC equipment meets the requirements
of 32.3.6.2, Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning, in NFPA 101,
Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
(2) Heating and cooling. A new large Type A assisted
living facility must provide heating and cooling for resident comfort.
(A) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
ensure air conditioning systems can maintain and does maintain the
comfort range of 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit in resident-use areas.
(B) A new large Type A assisted living facility 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) A new large Type A assisted living facility may
not use an open flame heating device in the facility, except as permitted
by subparagraphs (D) - (E) of this paragraph.
(D) A new large Type A 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.
(E) A new large Type A 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 working fireplace must be installed, maintained
and used according to NFPA 54 and NFPA 211.
(iii) A work 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.
(3) Ventilation.
(A) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
be ventilated using windows, mechanical ventilation, or a combination
of both.
(B) A new large Type A 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 new large Type A assisted living facility
must ensure bathrooms, toilet rooms, janitorial facilities, and other
odor-producing rooms or areas for soiled or unsanitary operations
are exhausted with powered exhaust vented to the exterior for odor
control.
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