SECTION 553.130. General Requirements for an Existing Large Type A Assisted Living Facility

(a) An existing large Type A assisted living facility must comply with the requirements for a slow evacuation capability facility in 33.3, Large Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies, where referenced by this division, except as permitted by subsection (b) of this section.

(b) An existing large Type A assisted living facility campus comprised of multiple buildings providing sleeping rooms for no more than 16 residents in any one building may comply with other provision in NFPA 101, as follows.

(1) Each individual building providing sleeping rooms on the campus may comply with the requirements for a slow evacuation capability facility in 33.2, Small Facilities, in NFPA 101, Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies.

(2) Other buildings on the campus that are part of the existing large Type A assisted living facility may be permitted to comply with the requirements for other occupancies in NFPA 101, subject to approval by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).

(3) The provisions of this subsection do not apply where any building provides sleeping rooms for more than 16 residents.

Source Note: The provisions of this §553.130 adopted to be effective August 31, 2021, 46 TexReg 5189