| (a) Electrical system. A new large Type A assisted
living facility must ensure an electrical system meets the requirements
of 9.1.2, Electrical Systems, in NFPA 101, Chapter 9, Building Service
and Fire Protection Equipment.
(b) Lighting. A new large Type A assisted living facility
must provide illumination throughout the building. Minimum lighting
levels must not be lower than:
(1) 10 footcandles in resident rooms during the day--illumination
requirements for these areas apply to lighting throughout the space,
as measured at 30 inches above the floor anywhere in the room;
(2) 20 footcandles in each corridor, staff station,
dining room, lobby, toilet room, bathroom, bathing facility, laundry
room, stairway, and elevator during the day--illumination requirements
for these areas apply to lighting throughout the space, as measured
at 30 inches above the floor anywhere in the room; and
(3) 50 footcandles for each medication preparation
or storage area, kitchen, and desk within a staff station. Illumination
requirements apply when the area is in use for a task it supports,
as measured where the task is being performed.
(c) Telephone. A new large Type A assisted living facility
must provide at least one telephone in the facility that is available
to both staff and residents. Emergency telephone numbers must be posted
conspicuously at or near the telephone, including fire, police, emergency
medical services, and poison control center services.
(d) Communication system. A new large Type A assisted
living facility that consists of two or more floors or separate buildings
must provide a communication system from each resident living unit
to a central staff station.
(1) The communication system must:
(A) be a direct telephone, emergency call system or
intercom;
(B) include at least:
(i) one central notification station at a fixed location
that receives all calls processed through the system; and
(ii) one permanently fixed call station or device in
every resident living unit.
(2) A new large Type A assisted living facility may
provide:
(A) additional or portable notification stations or
devices in addition to the central notification station; or
(B) additional call stations or devices in private
or common resident areas.
(3) A new large Type A assisted living facility may
provide residents with portable, wireless call transmitters, such
as pendants or wrist bands. However, a device may not be a substitute
for a fixed call station in a resident living unit.
(e) Generator.
(1) A new large Type A assisted living facility that
provides a system to supply, distribute, and control electricity for
emergency lighting and illumination of exit signs required by NFPA
101, such as a system that uses a generator set as an alternate source
of power, must comply with the requirements of Article 700, Emergency
Systems, in NFPA 70, Chapter 7, Special Conditions.
(A) The emergency system may not include any systems
or equipment except:
(i) emergency lighting, as required by NFPA 101;
(ii) secondary power to ensure illumination of exit
signs, as required by NFPA 101; and
(iii) secondary power for detection, alarm, and communications
systems, as required by NFPA 72.
(B) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
ensure wiring from an emergency source to emergency loads is kept
entirely independent of all other wiring and equipment except as permitted
by Article 700.10, Wiring, Emergency System, in NFPA 70. Two or more
emergency circuits supplied from the same source may be routed in
the same raceway, cable, box, or cabinet.
(C) A new large Type A assisted living facility must
ensure that transfer equipment for an emergency system does not serve
another facility, including a hospital, a nursing facility, or an
independent living facility.
(2) A new large Type A assisted living facility that
provides a system to supply, distribute, and control electricity for
systems and equipment not identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection
must comply with the requirements of Article 702, Optional Standby
Systems, in NFPA 70.
(3) The alternate power source for the emergency system
may supply other emergency loads, legally required standby loads,
and optional standby system loads where the source has adequate capacity
to ensure adequate power to the different circuits in the following
priority:
(A) emergency circuits for the assisted living facility;
(B) legally required standby circuits, if any; and
(C) optional standby circuits, if any.
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