Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.03.11 - INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (ICFS/IID)
Section 16.03.11.740 - FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY STANDARDS - EXISTING FACILITY

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.03.11.740

Current through September 2, 2024

All buildings on the premises of an ICF/IID must meet all the requirements of local, state, and national codes concerning fire and life safety standards that are applicable to ICFs/IID.

01. General Requirements. Each ICF/IID must meet the following general requirements for the fire and life safety standards:

a. The facility must be structurally sound and maintained and equipped to ensure the safety of the individuals who reside there, employees, and the public.

b. On the premises of each facility where natural or man-made hazards are present, suitable fences, guards, and railings must be provided to protect the individuals who reside there, employees, and the public.

02. Existing Life Safety Code Requirements. Each ICF/IID must meet provisions of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 101, The Life Safety Code, incorporated in Section 004 of these rules, applicable to an ICF/IID, as specified below:

a. Each existing facility housing sixteen (16) or fewer individuals on a single story must meet the requirements of Chapter 33, Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies, Small Facilities, Impractical Evacuation Capabilities, specifically the sections found within 33.1, 33.2 and 33.7, and the applicable provisions of Chapters 1 through 10 of the NFPA Standard 101, The Life Safety Code.

b. Existing fire sprinkler systems in a facility are permitted to continue in service until building footprint modifications are made, or a change of ownership, provided the lack of conformity with these standards does not present a serious hazard to the occupants as determined by the authority having jurisdiction.

c. Sprinkler systems for a facility must be connected to the building fire alarm system and be supervised.

d. Sprinkler systems installed in a newly constructed or converted facility must be designed to the standards of NFPA 13, NFPA 13-R or NFPA 13-D. Multipurpose sprinkler and domestic piping systems are prohibited.

03. Existing Licensed Facilities. Each existing ICF/IID housing seventeen (17) or more individuals, or any number of individuals residing in multiple story buildings, must meet the requirement of Chapter 19, Existing Health Care Occupancies, Limited Care Facilities, and the applicable provision of Chapters 1 through 10 of the NFPA Standard 101, The Life Safety Code, incorporated in Section 004 of these rules.

04. Portable Fire Extinguishers. Each ICF/IID must have portable fire extinguishers installed throughout the facility in accordance with applicable provisions of NFPA Standard 10, "Portable Fire Extinguishers."

05. Portable Comfort Space Heating Devices Prohibited. The use of portable comfort space heating devices of any kind is prohibited in an ICF/IID.

06. Emergency Battery Operated Lighting. Each ICF/IID must provide emergency battery-operated lighting for at least the exit passageway lighting, hall lighting, and the fire alarm system, in accordance with NFPA 101, The Life Safety Code, Section 7.9, as incorporated in Section 004 of these rules.

Effective March 17, 2022

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