Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
The following codes and standards are hereby adopted by the
State Board of Health, and are applicable to all health care facility projects
submitted to the Department of Public Health for review.
(1)
Guidelines for Design and
Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities, 2014 Edition.
This standard is adopted only for the following Alabama
Administrative Code chapters:
(a) Chapter 520-5-2, "Ambulatory Surgical
Treatment Facilities"
(b) Chapter
420-5-7, "Hospitals"
(c) Chapter
420-5-9, "Freestanding Emergency Departments"
(2)
International Building
Code, 2015 Edition, as indicated below:
(a) Owners and designers of projects are
responsible for complying with the requirements of the entire building
code.
(b) Technical Reviews
performed by the Department of Public Health will generally focus on the
requirements of building code chapters 2 through 7, 9, 10, 11, 28 through 31,
and 35.
(c) Where references to
"ICC Electrical Code" occur, substitute the appropriate
standards or requirements of the NFPA 70 National Electrical
Code, as adopted by the State Board of Health.
(d) Where references to
"International Fire Code" occur, substitute the appropriate
standards or requirements of the NFPA, as adopted by the State Board of
Health.
(3) NFPA
101: Life Safety Code, 2012 Edition, except Chapter
5.
(4) 2012 NFPA National
Fire Codes, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) NFPA 10: Standard for Portable
Fire
Extinguishers, 2010 Edition.
(b) NFPA 13: Standard for the
Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2010 Edition.
(c) NFPA 13D: Standard for the
Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-family Dwellings and
Manufactured Homes, 2010 Edition.
(d) NFPA 13R: Standard for the
Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and
Including Four Stories in Height, 2010 Edition.
(e) NFPA 14: Standard for the
Installation of Standpipe, Private Hydrant, and Hose Systems, 2010
Edition.
(f) NFPA 17A:
Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems, 2009
Edition.
(g) NFPA 20:
Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire
Protection, 2010 Edition.
(h) NFPA 24: Standard for the
Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances, 2
010 Edition.
(i) NFPA 25:
Standard for the Inspection,. Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based
Fire Protection Systems, 2011 Edition.
(j) NFPA 55: Compressed Gases and
Cryogenic Fluids Code, 2010 Edition.
(k) NFPA 70: National Electrical
Code, 2011 Edition.
(l)
NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2010
Edition.
(m) NFPA 90A:
Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating
Systems, 2012 Edition.
(n)
NFPA 90B: Standard for the Installation of Warm Air Heating and
Air-Conditioning Systems, 2012 Edition.
(o) NFPA 96: Standard for Ventilation
Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, 2011
Edition.
(p) NFPA 99:
Health Care Facilities Code, 2012 Edition.
(q) NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency
and Standby Power Systems, 2010 Edition.
(r) NFPA 220: Standard on Types of
Building Construction, 2012 Edition.
(s) NFPA 221: Standard for High
Challenge Fire Walls, Fire Walls, and Fire Barrier Walls, 2012
Edition.
