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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 11NEW LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
RULE §553.249Miscellaneous Requirements for a New Large Type B Assisted Living Facility

(a) A new large Type B 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 B assisted living facility must ensure an elevator meets the requirements of 18.5.3, Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies.


Source Note: The provisions of this §553.249 adopted to be effective August 31, 2021, 46 TexReg 5189

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