South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-78 - Standards for Licensing Hospices
Sec2 61-78.2500 - GASES, FURNISHINGS, AND EQUIPMENT
Section 61-78.2500.2502 - Furnishings and Equipment (I)

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-78.2500.2502

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

A. The physical plant shall be maintained free of fire hazards or impediments to fire prevention.

B. No portable electric or unvented fuel heaters shall be permitted in the Hospice Facility.

C. Fireplaces and fossil-fuel stoves, or wood-burning, shall have partitions or screens or other means to prevent burns. Fireplaces shall be vented to the outside. Unvented gas logs are not allowed. Gas fireplaces shall have a remote gas shutoff within the room and not inside the fireplace.

D. Wastebaskets, window dressings, portable partitions, cubicle curtains, mattresses, and pillows shall be noncombustible, inherently flame-resistant, or treated or maintained flame-resistant.

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