S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-78.2200.2201

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-78.2200.2201 - Fire Protection

A. A Hospice Facility shall include a partial, manual, automatic, and supervised fire alarm system. The system shall be arranged to transmit an alarm automatically to a third party by an approved method. The alarm system shall notify by audible and visual alarm all areas and floors of the building. The alarm system shall shut down central recirculating systems and outside air units that serve the area(s) of alarm origination as a minimum.

B. All fire, smoke, heat, sprinkler flow, or manual fire alarming devices or systems must be connected to the main fire alarm system and trigger the system when they are activated.

C. A Hospice Facility shall include an NFPA 13 sprinkler system.

D. A Hospice Facility shall maintain a fire alarm pull station in or near each nurses' station.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-78.2200.2201

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 04, eff. 4/22/2016; State Register Volume 42, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/22/2018.