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09/01/07 11.L.1. Except as specified in paragraph 11.M.1. of this Chapter, the facility shall meet the applicable provisions of either the Health Care Occupancies Chapters or the Residential Board and Care Occupancies Chapter of the Life Safety Code (LSC) of the National Fire Protection Association, 2003 edition, which is incorporated by reference. The State Survey Agency may apply a single chapter of the Life Safety Code to the entire facility or may apply different chapters to different buildings or parts of buildings as permitted by the Life Safety Code. A facility that meets the Life Safety Code definition of a residential board and care occupancy and has sixteen (16) or fewer beds, must have its evacuation capability evaluated in accordance with the Evacuation Difficulty Index of the Life Safety Code.
09/01/07 a. Facilities which are designated ICF/MR Nursing shall meet the requirements of Chapter 18 of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Agency (2003).
09/01/07 b. Facilities designated ICF/MR Group non-ambulatory shall meet the requirements of Chapter 18 of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Agency (2003).
09/01/07 c. Facilities designated ICF/MR Group and housing less than sixteen (16) clients shall meet the requirements of Chapter 32 of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association (2003).
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