Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 553 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
Subchapter D - FACILITY CONSTRUCTION
Division 11 - NEW LARGE TYPE B ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
Section 553.243 - Means of Egress Requirements for a New Large Type B Assisted Living Facility
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A new large Type B assisted living facility must meet the requirements of 18.2, Means of Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, except as described in this section.
(b) A new large Type B assisted living facility must ensure doors meet the requirements of 18.2.2.2, Doors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, and the additional requirements of this section.
(c) A new large Type B assisted living facility providing spaces for use by residents on floors other than the ground floor must provide at least two separate approved stairs and must ensure stairs used as a means of egress meet the requirements of 18.2.2.3, Stairs, in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies.
(d) A new large Type A assisted living facility must ensure means of egress are marked according to the requirements of 18.2.10, Marking of Means of Egress, in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies.
(e) A new large Type B assisted living facility must provide emergency lighting according to the requirements of 18.2.9, Emergency Lighting, in NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies.