Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 171 - Public Safety Department
Chapter 7511 - FIRE CODE
Part 7511.8100 - CHAPTER 81 - ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS, RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FACILITIES AND SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITIES
Universal Citation: MN Rules 7511.8100
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
The IFC is amended by adding Chapter 81 to read:
CHAPTER 81
ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS, RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FACILITIES AND SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITIES
SECTION 8101
GENERAL
8101.1
Requirements. Adult day
care centers, residential hospice facilities and supervised living facilities
shall meet the requirements of this chapter.
SECTION 8102
ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS
8102.1
Classification of adult day care
centers. Adult day care centers are classified in accordance with the
following and must meet the fire safety requirements for the designated
occupancy classification.
8102.1.1
Serving only participants capable of self-preservation. Centers
serving only participants who are capable of taking appropriate action for
self-preservation under emergency conditions shall meet all applicable
requirements for Group E occupancies.
8102.1.2
Serving only participants not
capable of self-preservation. Centers serving only participants who are
not capable of taking appropriate action for self-preservation under emergency
conditions shall meet all applicable requirements for Group I-4
occupancies.
8102.1.3
Serving
both participants capable and participants not capable of
self-preservation. Centers serving a population that includes both
participants who are capable and participants who are not capable of taking
appropriate action for self-preservation under emergency conditions shall meet
the occupancy requirements for Group I-4 or Group E occupancies. In addition to
the requirements for Group E occupancies, the center shall meet the
requirements set forth in Sections 8102.1.3.1 through 8102.1.3.4.
8102.1.3.1
Population. Not more
than 50 percent of the centers licensed capacity shall be made up of
participants who are not capable of taking appropriate action for
self-preservation under emergency conditions.
8102.1.3.2
Location. The center
must be located on a floor level with all exits directly to grade without any
intervening stairs.
8102.1.3.3
Fire alarm and detection. The center shall be protected with a
complete automatic fire detection system consisting of automatic smoke
detection in all corridors and at the top of all stairways and automatic
detection in boiler and furnace rooms, kitchens, storage rooms, custodial
closets, laundries, and other hazardous areas. In buildings equipped with
manual fire alarm systems, the manual fire alarm and automatic detection
systems shall be electrically interconnected.
8102.1.3.4
Evacuation time. The
center shall demonstrate the ability to evacuate the entire population of the
center within three minutes.
SECTION 8103
RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FACILITIES
8103.1
Classification of residential
hospice facilities. Residential hospice facilities meeting the
fire-protection provisions of Chapter 32 of the National Fire Protection
Association Standard No. 101 (Quincy, Massachusetts, 2000) for impractical
evacuation capabilities shall be classified as Group R-4 occupancies, if
serving six to 12 persons, or as Group R-3 occupancies, if serving five or
fewer persons. For purposes of this section, Standard No. 101 ( 2000) Chapter
32 is incorporated by reference, is not subject to frequent change and is
available at the State Law Library, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.,
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155.
SECTION 8104
SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITIES
8104.1
Classification of supervised
living facilities. Supervised living facilities are classified in
accordance with Chapter 2 and must meet the fire safety requirements for the
designated occupancy classification.
8104.1.1
Class A-1 supervised living facilities. Class A-1 supervised
living facilities must meet Group R-3 occupancy requirements.
8104.1.2
Class A-2 supervised living
facilities. Class A-2 supervised living facilities housing not more than
16 persons, excluding staff, must meet Group R-4 occupancy requirements. Class
A-2 supervised living facilities housing more than 16 persons, excluding staff,
must meet Group I-1 occupancy requirements.
8104.1.3
Class B-1 supervised living
facilities. Class B-1 supervised living facilities meeting the
fire-protection provisions of Chapter 32 of the National Fire Protection
Association Standard No. 101 (Quincy, Massachusetts, 2000) for impractical
evacuation capabilities shall be classified as Group R-3 occupancies. For the
purposes of Sections 8104.1.3 and 8104.1.4, Standard No. 101 (2000) Chapter 32
is incorporated by reference, is not subject to frequent change and is
available at the State Law Library, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.,
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155.
8104.1.4
Class B-2 supervised living
facilities. Class B-2 supervised living facilities meeting the
fire-protection provisions of Chapter 32 of the National Fire Protection
Association Standard No. 101 (Quincy, Massachusetts, 2000) for impractical
evacuation capabilities shall be classified as Group R-4 occupancies.
8104.1.5
Class B-3 supervised living
facilities. Class B-3 supervised living facilities must meet Group I-2
occupancy requirements.
Statutory Authority: MS s 299F.011; 326B.02
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