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(C) references to specific codes and standards;
(D) design criteria;
(E) special equipment;
(F) hardware;
(G) finishes; and
(H) other specifications as needed to amplify drawings
and notes.
(14) Other layouts, plans or details must be submitted
to HHSC as necessary for HHSC to obtain a clear understanding of the
design and scope of the project. Plans covering private water or sewer
systems that have been reviewed by the health or wastewater authority
having appropriate jurisdiction must be submitted to HHSC.
(g) Construction phase.
(1) The HHSC Architectural Unit must be notified in
writing before beginning construction of a new center or the remodeling
of an existing center.
(2) HHSC requires additional drawings if construction
of the center is not performed in accordance with the completed plans
and specifications as submitted to HHSC for review or as modified
in accordance with HHSC review requirements, if the change is significant.
(h) Initial inspection of completed construction.
(1) After completion of construction, including grounds
and basic equipment and furnishings, HHSC performs an initial architectural
inspection of the center before the center admits a minor. HHSC schedules
an initial architectural inspection after HHSC receives a licensure
application, required fees, fire marshal approval, approval of local
building authority, and a letter from an architect or engineer stating
that, to the best of the architect or engineer's knowledge, the center
meets the building requirements for licensure.
(2) If HHSC Life Safety Code staff inspect the completed
construction and find it in compliance with this chapter, the HHSC
Architectural Unit forwards the information to the HHSC Licensing
and Credentialing Unit as part of an applicant's license application.
For additions to or remodeling of an existing center, HHSC may require
an applicant to submit a revision or modification to an existing license.
The building, including basic furnishings and operational needs, grades,
drives, and parking, must be 100 percent complete at the time of the
HHSC initial architectural inspection. A center may admit at least
one but no more than three minors after it receives initial approval
from HHSC but before a license is issued.
(3) An applicant must make the following documents
related to the completed building available to the HHSC architectural
inspection surveyor at the time of the inspection:
(A) written approval of the local authorities as required
in paragraph (1) of this subsection;
(B) for fire detection and alarm systems:
(i) record drawings of the fire detection and alarm
system as installed, signed by an alarm planning superintendent licensed
by the State Fire Marshal's Office or sealed by a licensed professional
engineer;
(ii) a sequence of operation, the owner's manuals and
the manufacturer's published instructions covering all system equipment;
(iii) a signed copy of the State Fire Marshal's Office
Fire Alarm Installation Certificate; and
(iv) for software-based systems, a record copy of the
site-specific software, excluding the system executive software or
external programmer software in non-volatile, non-erasable, non-rewritable
memory;
(C) documentation of materials used in the building
that are required to have a specific limited fire or flame spread
rating, including special wall finishes or floor coverings, flame
retardant rated ceilings and curtains, including cubicle curtains;
(D) for carpeting that is required to have a specific
limited fire or flame spread rating, a signed letter from the installer
verifying that the carpeting installed is named in the laboratory
test document; and
(E) for fire sprinkler systems:
(i) record drawings of the fire sprinkler system as
installed, signed by a responsible managing employee, licensed by
the State Fire Marshal's Office or sealed by a licensed professional
engineer;
(ii) the hydraulic calculations;
(iii) the alarm configuration;
(iv) above ground and underground Contractor's Material
and Test Certificate;
(v) the literature and instructions provided by the
manufacturer describing the proper operation and maintenance of all
equipment and devices in accordance with NFPA 25, Standard for the
Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection
Systems;
(vi) service contracts for maintenance and testing
of alarm systems and sprinkler systems;
(vii) a copy of gas test results of the center's gas
lines from the meter;
(viii) a written statement from an architect or engineer
stating, to the best of the architect or engineer's knowledge, the
building was constructed in substantial compliance with the construction
documents, the Life Safety Code, this chapter, and local codes; and
(ix) any other such documentation as needed.
(i) Non-approval of new construction.
(1) If, during the initial on-site architectural inspection
of completed construction, the HHSC Life Safety Code surveyor finds
certain basic requirements are not met, the surveyor may recommend
that the center not be licensed or approved for occupancy. Items that
may result in this recommendation include:
(A) substantial changes made during construction that
were not submitted to HHSC for review and that may require revised "as-built"
drawings to include the changes, including architectural, structural,
mechanical, and electrical items as specified in this section;
(B) construction that does not meet minimum code or
licensure standards, including corridors that are less than the required
width, ceilings installed at less than the minimum seven-foot, six-inch
height, and other features that would disrupt or otherwise adversely
affect minors and staff if corrected after occupancy;
(C) lack of written approval by appropriate local authorities;
(D) fire protection systems, including fire alarm systems,
emergency power and lighting, and sprinkler systems, that are not
completely installed or functioning properly;
(E) required exits that not all usable according to
NFPA 101 requirements;
(F) telephones that are not installed or not working
properly;
(G) sufficient basic furnishings, essential appliances,
and equipment that are not installed or functioning; and
(H) other basic operational or safety feature that
would preclude safe and normal occupancy by a minor on that day.
(2) An applicant must submit copies of reduced-size
floor plans on an 8 1/2-inch by 11-inch sheet, in duplicate, to HHSC
for records and for the center's use for an evacuation plan, or fire
alarm zone identification. The plan must contain basic legible information
including scale, room usage names, actual bedroom numbers, doors,
windows, and any other pertinent information.
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