Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 553. LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES |
SUBCHAPTER D. FACILITY CONSTRUCTION |
DIVISION 11. NEW LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES |
SECTION 553.249. Miscellaneous Requirements for a New Large Type B Assisted Living Facility
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(a) A new large Type B assisted living facility must provide an elevator if: (1) the building in which the facility is located is three or more stories in height; or (2) the facility provides services or social activities to residents in spaces located on a floor other than the floor where the entrance to the facility is located. (b) A new large Type B assisted living facility must ensure an elevator meets the requirements of 18.5.3, Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies. Source Note: The provisions of this §553.249 adopted to be effective August 31, 2021, 46 TexReg 5189