Or. Admin. Code § 411-325-0270 - Fire Safety Requirements for Homes on a Single Property or on Contiguous Property Serving Six or More Individuals
(1) The home must provide safety equipment
appropriate to the number and level of individuals served and meet the
requirements of the State of Oregon Structural Specialty and Fire Code as
adopted by the state:
(a) Each home housing
six or more, but fewer than 11 individuals or each home that houses five or
fewer individuals, but is licensed as a single facility due to the total number
of individuals served per the license or meets the contiguous property
provision, must meet the requirements of a SR 3.3 occupancy and must:
(A) Provide and maintain permanent wired
smoke alarms from a commercial source with battery back-up in each bedroom and
at a point centrally located in the corridor or area giving access to each
separate sleeping area and on each floor;
(B) Provide and maintain a 13D residential
sprinkler system as defined in the National Fire Protection Association
standard; and
(C) Have simple
hardware for all exit doors and interior doors that may not be locked against
exit that has an obvious method of operation. Hasps, sliding bolts, hooks and
eyes, double key deadbolts, and childproof doorknobs are not permitted. Any
other deadbolts must be single action release so as to allow the door to open
in a single operation.
(b) Each home housing 11 or more, but fewer
than 17 individuals must meet the requirements of a SR 3.2 occupancy.
(c) Each home housing 17 or more
individuals must meet the requirements of a SR 3.1 occupancy.
(2) The number of individuals
receiving services may not exceed the licensed capacity, except that one
additional individual at a time may receive community living supports.
Community living supports may not violate the safety and health sections of
these rules. Relief care may not be provided to any individual for more than 14
consecutive days.
(3) The provider
may not admit individuals functioning below the level indicated on the license
for the home.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 409.050, 443.450, 443.455
Stats. Implemented: ORS 443.400 - 443.455
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