26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.1204 - Fire Safety
(a) A center's
construction type is limited to the building construction shown in the minimum
construction requirements in the Life Safety Code chapter for New Health Care
Occupancies.
(b) A center must have
a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72 fire alarm system with
initiation, notification, emergency forces notification, annunciation,
emergency control and detection in accordance with the Life Safety Code. The
center must have a written contract with a fire alarm firm that has been issued
an Alarm Certificate of Registration number from the Texas State Fire Marshal's
Office to inspect, test and maintain a fire alarm system to meet NFPA 72
requirements, semiannually. Inspections required in the contract must be
performed. The person performing the semiannual service must have an individual
fire alarm license from the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office.
(c) A center must be protected throughout by
an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with
NFPA 13. The center must ensure that the sprinkler system is inspected, tested,
and maintained in accordance with NFPA 25. The center must have a written
contract with a fire protection sprinkler firm that has been issued a Sprinkler
Certificate of Registration number from the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office
to perform the required services, semiannually. The center must document and
show to HHSC that all the requirements of NFPA 25 are met including the annual
inspection, test, and maintenance performed by the registered fire sprinkler
firm. The center must retain one set of the fire sprinkler system plans and
hydraulic calculations on the property.
(d) A center must distribute portable fire
extinguishers throughout the center of size and type in accordance with NFPA
10.
(e) A center must provide
emergency power for emergency lighting, exit signs, and the fire alarm by a
generator.
(f) A center must ensure
that the design, installation, and maintenance of emergency motor generators
are in accordance with NFPA 37, NFPA 99, and NFPA 110.
(g) A center must ensure that the generator
is of sufficient size to maintain Life Safety Code requirements, medical
equipment, and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems to operate in
designated core areas of the center in the event of power failure.
(h) The center must ensure that emergency
powered receptacles are used:
(1) for a
patient care-related electrical appliance, including a biological
refrigerator;
(2) at a nurse
station; and
(3) in a medication
room.
(i) The center must
store and administer oxygen in accordance with NFPA 99.
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