26 Tex. Admin. Code § 553.101 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The definitions in § 553.3 of this chapter (relating to Definitions) also apply to this subchapter.
(1) Approved--Acceptable to the Texas Health
and Human Services Commission.
(2)
Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)--An organization, office, or individual
responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for
approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.
(3) Auxiliary serving kitchen--An area that
is not contiguous to a food preparation or serving area and that is for serving
food but is not used for cooking or meal preparation.
(4) Bedroom usable floor space--The floor
area of a resident bedroom that may be considered toward meeting minimum
requirements for a resident bedroom floor area.
(5) Building rehabilitation--Any construction
activity involving repair, modernization, reconfiguration, renovation, changes
in occupancy or use, or installation of new fixed equipment, including:
(A) the replacement of finishes, such as new
flooring or wall finishes or the painting of walls and ceilings;
(B) the construction, removal, or relocation
of walls, partitions, floors, ceilings, doors, or windows;
(C) the replacement of doors, windows, or
roofing;
(D) changes to the
appearance of the exterior of a building, including new finish
materials;
(E) the installation,
repair, replacement, or extension of fire protection systems, including fire
sprinkler systems, fire alarm system, and fire suppression systems, at cooking
operations;
(F) the replacement of
door hardware, plumbing fixtures, handrails in corridors, or grab rails in
bathrooms and restrooms;
(G) the
repair, replacement, or extension of required communication systems;
(H) the repair or replacement of emergency
electrical system equipment and components, including generator sets, transfer
switches, distribution panel boards, receptacles, switches, and light
fixtures;
(I) the change of a wing
or area to a Certified Alzheimer's Disease Assisted Living Facility or
unit;
(J) the change of a Certified
Alzheimer's Disease Assisted Living Facility or unit to ordinary
resident-use;
(K) a change in the
use of space, including the change of resident bedrooms to other uses, such as
offices, storage, or living or dining spaces; and
(L) changes in locking arrangements, such as
the installation of access control systems or the installation or removal of
electronic locking devices, including electromagnetic locks, and other
delayed-egress locking devices.
(6) Co-mingles--The laundering of apparel or
linens of two or more individuals together.
(7) Conversion--Change of occupancy from an
existing residential or health care occupancy to a residential board and care
occupancy, including an assisted living facility located in a building that had
been used as a residence or a health care facility such as a hospital or a
nursing home.
(8) Direct
telephone--A telephone that automatically dials and connects to a fixed
location when the caller takes the handset off-hook without requiring the
caller to input a receiving telephone number. A direct telephone must ring at a
location staffed 24-hours a day and may not be answered by an answering machine
or voicemail system. A direct telephone may also function as a regular
telephone when a receiving telephone number is entered.
(9) Factory Mutual (FM)--An organization that
certifies products and services for compliance with loss prevention standards.
Also known as FM Approvals.
(10)
Finished ground level--The level of the finished ground (earth or other surface
on ground).
(11) Fuel-fired heating
device--Any equipment, device, or apparatus, or any part thereof, which is
installed for the purpose of combustion of fuel, including natural gas, liquid
petroleum gas (propane), or solid fuel, to produce heat or energy used as a
component of a heating system providing heat for any interior space or water
source. Freestanding solid fuel- or pellet-fuel burning appliances such as
freestanding wood-burning or pellet-burning stoves do not meet this
definition.
(12) Independent
cooking equipment--An electric or gas stove or range with one or more burners,
with or without an oven.
(13)
Living unit--A portion of a facility arranged as a separate unit providing one
or more bedrooms, toilet and bathing facilities, and living or dining spaces,
with or without facilities for cooking, exclusively for the use of the
residents residing in the bedrooms.
(14) Neighborhood or household--A portion of
a large facility arranged as a unit providing bedrooms, toilet and bathing
facilities, resident living areas, and kitchen facilities serving up to 16
residents.
(15) NFPA--National Fire
Protection Association.
(16) NFPA
10--Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2010 edition.
(17) NFPA 13--Standard for the Installation
of Sprinkler Systems, 2010 edition.
(18) NFPA 13D--Standard for the Installation
of Sprinkler Systems in One-and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes,
2010 edition.
(19) NFPA
13R--Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential
Occupancies Up to and Including Four Stories in Height, 2010 edition.
(20) NFPA 25--Standard for the Inspection,
Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2011
edition.
(21) NFPA 54--National
Fuel Gas Code, 2012 edition.
(22)
NFPA 70--National Electrical Code, 2011 edition.
(23) NFPA 72--National Fire Alarm and
Signaling Code, 2010 edition.
(24)
NFPA 96--Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial
Cooking Operations, 2011 edition.
(25) NFPA 110--Standard for Emergency and
Standby Power Systems, 2010 edition.
(26) NFPA 211--Standard for Chimneys,
Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances, 2010 edition.
(27) NFPA 720--Standard for Installation of
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment, 2012 edition.
(28) Special Waste from Health Care-Related
Facilities--Special waste from health care-related facilities as defined in
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter K (relating
to Definition, Treatment, and Disposition of Special Waste from Health
Care-Related Facilities).
(29)
TCEQ--Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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