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Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTHPart 350 - INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
Subpart M - CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR NEW INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
Section 350.2620 - Codes and Standards

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 350.2620

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Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 42, October 18, 2024
Section 350.2620 - Codes and Standards
a) Each facility shall comply with the applicable provisions of the following codes and standards:
1) State of Illinois rules
A) Illinois Plumbing Code, Department of Public Health
B) Illinois Accessibility Code, Capital Development Board
C) Food Code, Department of Public Health
D) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal
2) Codes and standards
A) NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, Chapter 18, and excluding Chapter 5, Performance Based Options, and all other references to performance-based options. NFPA 101A: Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety shall not be allowed to establish equivalencies for new construction. In addition to the publications referenced in Chapter 2, NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities shall be applicable for all long-term care facilities.
B) Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL)
i) Fire Resistance Directory
ii) Building Material Directory
C) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Standard E90-09, Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements
D) American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE):
i) Handbook of Fundamentals
ii) Handbook of Applications
E) International Building Code (IBC)
F) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International: ANSI/ASME Standard A17.1, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
G) ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2008, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities, which may be accessed at: http://sspc170.ashraepcs.org/pdf/170_2008_FINAL.pdf
b) In addition to compliance with the standards set forth herein, all building codes, ordinances and regulations that are enforced by city, county or other local jurisdictions in which the facility is, or will be, located shall be observed.
c) Where no local building code exists, the recommendations of the International Building Code shall apply.
d) The local building code or the recommendations of the International Building Code shall apply insofar as its recommendations are not in conflict with the standards set forth in this Part, or with the NFPA 101.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 350.2620

Expedited Correction at 28 Ill. Reg. 3552, effective November 15, 2003

Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective 1/30/2024