Rule 15-16-1-41.84.20 - Fire Reporting and Protection1. Duty to report all fires, explosions, natural disasters, avoidable deaths or avoidable serious or life-threatening injuries to patients shall be reported by telephone to the department by the next working day after the occurrence. The licensing agency will provide the appropriate forms to the facility which shall be completed and returned within fifteen (15) calendar days of the occurrence. All reports shall be complete, thorough, and shall record at a minimum the casual factors, date, time of occurrence, and exact location of occurrence whether inside or outside of the facility. Attached thereto shall be all police, fire, and/or other official reports. There must be a telephone in the building to summon help in case of fire.2. All new construction or renovation with the licensing agency's approval date on or after February 14, 2005, shall be protected throughout by a sprinkler system.3.Heating and Ventilating. Suitable artificial heat shall be furnished to maintain 75 degrees F inside temperature with 10 degrees F outside temperature. Circulating hot water from a remote boiler or vapor steam with circulating pumps and controls on emergency electrical service to provide heating in case of power failures are the preferred methods of heating. Electrical heating will be approved provided a standby electrical generator is provided of capacity to furnish 80% of the maximum heating load in addition to other power and lighting loads that maybe connected to it, or the hospital is supplied by two electric service lines connected to separate transformers at the sub-station so arranged that electric service can be maintained in case of failure of one line or transformer.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-41.84.20
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-13