26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.359 - Structural Requirements for New Facilities
(a) Every building and portion of a building
must be capable of sustaining all dead and live loads in accordance with
accepted engineering practices and standards.
(b) Special provisions must be made in the
design of buildings in regions where local experience shows loss of life or
extensive damage to buildings resulting from hurricanes, tornadoes,
earthquakes, or floods.
(c) The
facility is responsible for employing qualified personnel in the preparation of
plan designs and engineering and in the construction of the facility to ensure
that all structural components are adequate, safe, and meet the applicable
construction requirements.
(d) The
design of the structural system must be done by or under the direction of a
professional structural engineer who is currently licensed by the Texas Board
of Professional Engineers according to state law.
(e) The parts of the plans, details, and
specifications covering the structural design must bear the legible seal of the
engineer on the original drawings from which the prints are made.
(f) A building must be constructed according
to the locally adopted building code. NFPA 101 must be used for fire safety
requirements. Discrepancies between the codes must be called to the attention
of HHSC for resolution.
(g) In the
absence of a locally-adopted building code, a building must meet the
requirements of a nationally recognized model building code. NFPA 101 must be
used for fire safety requirements.
(h) Each building must be classified as to
building construction type for fire resistance rating purposes according to
NFPA 220 and NFPA 101.
(i)
Enclosures of vertical openings between floors must meet NFPA 101.
(j) All interior walls, partitions, and roof
structure in buildings of fire resistive and noncombustible construction must
be according to NFPA 101.
(k)
Building insulation materials, unless sealed on all sides and edges in an
approved manner, must have a flame spread rating of 25 or less when tested
according to ASTM E84 or UL 723.
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