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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 553LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER DFACILITY CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 10NEW LARGE TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
RULE §553.239Miscellaneous Requirements for a New Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

(a) A new 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.

(b) A new large Type A assisted living facility must ensure an elevator, dumbwaiter, or vertical conveyor meets the requirements of 32.3.6.3, Elevators, Dumbwaiters, and Vertical Conveyors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.


Source Note: The provisions of this §553.239 adopted to be effective August 31, 2021, 46 TexReg 5189

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