Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0465 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Subtitle 0465-02 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Department of
Chapter 0465-02-04 - Life Safety Licensure Rules
Section 0465-02-04-.02 - HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCIES
Current through December 26, 2024
(1) Definition - Health Care Occupancies are used for purposes such as medical or other treatment or care of persons with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, disease, or infirmity, and for the care of children, persons recovering from an illness or operation, or persons of advanced age. Health Care Occupancies provide sleeping facilities for the occupants or are occupied by persons who are mostly incapable of self-preservation because of age, physical or intellectual disability, or because of security measures not under the occupants' control. Examples of licensees required to meet health care occupancy standards are the following:
(2) Criteria - For the purpose of life safety, licensees required to meet Health Care Occupancies must comply with the applicable standards of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association, Health Care Occupancies, or equivalent standards hereafter adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 33-1-201, 33-1-302, 33-1-303, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, 33-2-407.
