| (iv) Schedules of doors, windows, and finishes.
(v) Elevations of each facade.
(vi) Sections through building.
(vii) Scaled details as necessary.
(B) Fire safety plans. These drawings shall be provided
for all newly constructed buildings, conversions of existing buildings
for facilities, additions to existing licensed facilities, and remodeled
portions of existing buildings containing licensed facilities. Fire
safety plans shall be of a sufficiently large-scale to clearly illustrate
the proposed design but not less than one-sixteenth inch equals one
foot and shall include the following information:
(i) separate fire safety plans (preferably one floor
plan per sheet) shall indicate location of fire protection-rated walls
and partitions, location and fire resistance rating of each fire damper,
and the required means of egress (corridors, stairs, exits, exit passageways);
(I) when a new building is to contain a proposed facility,
when an existing building is converted to a facility, or when an addition
is made to an existing facility building, plans of each floor and
roof shall be provided; and
(II) when a portion of a building is remodeled or when
a new service is added, only the plan of the floor where the remodeling
will take place or new service will be introduced and the plan of
the floor of discharge shall be provided;
(ii) designated smoke compartments with floor areas
of each compartment, location and fire resistance rating (one or two
hour) of each smoke partition, and location, type, and fire resistance
rating of each smoke damper;
(iii) location of all required fire alarm devices,
including all fire alarm control panels, manual pull stations, audible
and visual fire alarm signaling devices, smoke detectors (ceiling
and duct-mounted), fire alarm annunciators, fire alarm transmission
devices, fire sprinkler flow switches and control valve supervisory
switches on each of the floor plans; and
(iv) areas protected with fire sprinkler systems (pendant,
sidewall or upright, normal or quick response, and temperature rating
shall be indicated), stand pipe system risers and sizes with valves
and inside and outside fire department connections, fire sprinkler
risers and sizes, and location and type of portable fire extinguishers.
(C) Equipment drawings. Equipment drawings shall include
the following.
(i) All equipment necessary for the operation of the
facility as planned. The design shall indicate provisions for the
installation of large and special items of equipment and for service
accessibility.
(ii) Fixed equipment (equipment that is permanently
affixed to the building or that must be permanently connected to a
service distribution system designed and installed during construction
for the specific use of the equipment). The term "fixed equipment"
includes items such as laundry extractors, walk-in refrigerators,
communication systems, and built-in casework (cabinets).
(iii) Movable equipment (equipment not described in
clause (ii) of this subparagraph as fixed). The term "moveable equipment"
includes wheeled equipment, plug-in type monitoring equipment, and
relocatable items.
(iv) Equipment that is not included in the construction
contract but that requires mechanical or electrical service connections
or construction modifications. The equipment described in this clause
shall be identified on the drawings to ensure its coordination with
the architectural, mechanical, and electrical phases of construction.
(D) Structural drawings. Structural drawings shall
include:
(i) plans for foundations, floors, roofs, and all intermediate
levels;
(ii) a complete design with sizes, sections, and the
relative location of the various members;
(iii) a schedule of beams, girders, and columns;
(iv) dimensioned floor levels, column centers, and
offsets;
(v) details of all special connections, assemblies,
and expansion joints; and
(vi) special openings and pipe sleeves dimensioned
or otherwise noted for easy reference.
(E) Mechanical drawings. Mechanical drawings shall
include:
(i) complete ventilation systems (supply, return, exhaust),
all fire and smoke partitions, locations of all dampers, registers,
and grilles, air volume flow at each device, and identification of
all spaces (e.g., corridor, patient room, operating room);
(ii) boilers, chillers, heating and cooling piping
systems (steam piping, hot water, chilled water), and associated pumps;
(iii) cold and warm water supply systems, water heaters,
storage tanks, circulating pumps, plumbing fixtures, emergency water
storage tank(s) (if provided), and special piping systems such as
for deionized water;
(iv) nonflammable medical gas piping (oxygen, compressed
medical air, vacuum systems, nitrous oxide), emergency shutoff valves,
pressure gages, alarm modules, and gas outlets;
(v) drain piping systems (waste and soiled piping systems,
laboratory drain systems, roof drain systems);
(vi) fire protection piping systems (sprinkler piping
systems, fire standpipe systems, water or chemical extinguisher piping
system for cooking equipment);
(vii) piping riser diagrams, equipment schedules, control
diagrams or narrative description of controls, filters, and location
of all duct-mounted smoke detectors; and
(viii) laboratory exhaust and safety cabinets.
(F) Electrical drawings. Electrical drawings shall
include:
(i) electrical service entrance with service switches,
service feeders to the public service feeders, and characteristics
of the light and power current including transformers and their connections;
(ii) location of all normal electrical system and essential
electrical system conduits, wiring, receptacles, light fixtures, switches,
and equipment that require permanent electrical connections, on plans
of each building level:
(I) light fixtures marked distinctly to indicate connection
to critical or life safety branch circuits or to normal lighting circuits;
and
(II) outlets marked distinctly to indicate connection
to critical, life safety, or normal power circuits;
(iii) telephone and communication, fixed computers,
terminals, connections, outlets, and equipment;
(iv) nurses calling system showing all stations, signals,
and annunciators on the plans;
(v) in addition to electrical plans, single line diagrams
prepared for:
(I) complete electrical system consisting of the normal
electrical system and the essential electrical system, including the
on-site generator(s), transfer switch(es), emergency system (life
safety branch and critical branch), equipment system, panels, subpanels,
transformers, conduit, wire sizes, main switchboard, power panels,
light panels, and equipment for additions to existing buildings, proposed
new facilities, and remodeled portions of existing facilities (feeder
and conduit sizes shall be shown with schedule of feeder breakers
or switches);
(II) complete nurses calling system with all stations,
signals, annunciators, etc. with room number noted by each device
and indicating the type of system (nurses regular calling system,
nurses emergency calling system, or staff emergency assistance calling
system);
(III) a single line diagram of the complete fire alarm
system showing all control panels, signaling and detection devices,
and the room number where each device is located; and
(vi) schedules of all panels indicating connection
to life safety branch, critical branch, equipment system or normal
system, and connected load at each panel.
(3) Construction document changes. Any changes to the
final construction documents that affect or change the function, design,
or designated use of an area shall be submitted to HHSC for approval
prior to authorization of the modifications.
(g) Special submittals.
(1) Self-certification.
(A) In an effort to shorten the plan review and approval
process, the LSRH owner or operator or representative may request
approval of final construction documents under the self-certification
review process.
(i) The owner or operator shall submit the items in
subsection (b)(1)(A) - (D) of this section and a completed self-certification
form, signed by the LSRH owner or operator, architect of record, and
engineer of record attesting that the plans and specifications are
based upon and comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(ii) By signing and submitting the self-certification
form, the LSRH owner or operator accepts the following conditions.
(I) HHSC retains the right to review the final construction
documents, conduct inspections of the project, and withdraw its approval.
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