| (a) The facility must meet the provisions of the Existing
Health Care Occupancies chapter of NFPA 101.
(b) The following codes, standards, or guidelines govern
their subject areas for existing construction:
(1) If the municipality has a building code and a plumbing
code, those codes govern.
(2) In the absence of municipal codes, nationally recognized
codes must be used. To ensure continuity, all nationally recognized
codes, when used, must be publications of the same group or organization.
(3) Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems
must be designed and installed in accordance with NFPA 90A and the
ASHRAE Handbook, except as may be modified in this subchapter.
(4) Electrical and illumination systems must be designed
and installed in accordance with NFPA 70 and the Lighting Handbook
of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, except as
may be modified in this subchapter.
(5) The facility must comply with accessibility requirements
for individuals with disabilities in the revised regulations for Title
II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act at 28 CFR Part 35
and Part 36, also known as the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design,
and the TAS adopted by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
(TDLR) at 16 TAC Chapter 68. A facility must register plans for new
construction, substantial renovations, modifications, and alterations
with TDLR, Attn: Elimination of Architectural Barriers Program, and
comply with TAS.
(6) Every building and portion of a building must be
capable of sustaining all dead and live loads in accordance with accepted
engineering practices and standards.
(7) Each building must be classified as to building
construction type for fire resistance rating purposes in accordance
with NFPA 220 and NFPA 101.
(8) Building insulation materials, unless sealed on
all sides and edges in an approved manner with noncombustible material,
must have a flame-spread rating of 25 or less when tested in accordance
with ASTM E84, UL723, or ASTM E662.
(9) A facility with a boiler must meet all applicable
requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 755.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §554.302 adopted to be effective July 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 4408; amended to be effective March 22, 2018, 43 TexReg 1646; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871 |
