North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES
Section .1200 - STANDARDS FOR NEW JAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Section 14J .1218 - PLUMBING SYSTEMS

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 14J .1218

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) A jail shall have a hot water supply for lavatories and showers designed to meet the needs of the number of inmates confined in the jail, as determined by the governing body. The hot water temperature at lavatories and showers used by inmates shall be maintained at a minimum of 100 degrees F (38 degrees C) and shall not exceed 116 degrees F (46.7 degrees C).

(b) A jail shall not locate the following valves of the water supply system in rooms or areas accessible by inmates:

(1) a shut-off valve for a supply branch line serving plumbing fixtures;

(2) a shut-off valve for a riser pipe serving plumbing fixtures; and

(3) a shut-off valve to a plumbing fixture.

(c) The shut-off valves listed in Paragraph (b) of this Rule shall be accessible to officers.

Authority G.S. 153A-221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1992;
Readopted Eff. September 4, 2020.

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