Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45303 - Water supply system
Rule 303.
(1) A
health facility located in an area served by a public water system shall
connect to and use that system.
(2)
When a public water system is not available, the location and construction of a
well and the operation of a private water system must comply with the safe
drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023.
(3) The location and construction of a well
and the operation of the system must comply with standards approved for public
water supplies by a health facilitys or agencys local health department and the
Michigan department of environment, great lakes and energy.
(4) Minimum water pressure available to each
plumbing fixture must exceed 20 pounds per square inch.
(5) The plumbing system must supply an
adequate amount of hot water at all times to meet the needs of each patient and
the functional needs of the various service areas. Hot water temperatures at
fixture outlets must be regulated to provide tempered water in the range of 105
to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
(6) There
must be no cross-connections between water systems that are safe for human
consumption and those that are or may become unsafe for human consumption. The
entire plumbing system and all plumbing fixtures must be so designed and
maintained that the possibility of back-flow or back-siphonage is
eliminated.
(7) A health facility
must implement a water management program that follows the "American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard
188-2018 Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems." This
standard is available for inspection at the Lansing office of the Department of
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and Health Systems. It
can be purchased for $88.00 from the ASHRAE Store,
https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/bookstore/ansi-ashrae-standard-188-2018-legionellosis-risk-management-for-building-water-systems.
(8) A health facility must utilize the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) best practice guidance on
water management, including the "CDC Toolkit: Developing a Water Management
Program to Reduce Legionella Growth and Spread in Buildings." This toolkit is
adopted by reference. It is available for inspection at the Lansing office of
the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and
Health Systems. It is available without charge at
https://www.cdc.gov/legionella/wmp/toolkit/.
(9) The water management program must include
a facility risk assessment, control measures, and ongoing verification of the
program.
(10) If secondary treatment
of the public water system is incorporated as part of the water management
program, the health facility must comply with the Michigan safe drinking water
act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023, and the administrative rules,
R
325.10101 to 325.12820.
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