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 8 - NEW SMALL TYPE A ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
Section 553.219 - Miscellaneous Requirements for a New Small Type A Assisted Living Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) A new small Type A assisted living facility must provide an elevator if:

(1) the building in which the facility is located is three or more stories in height; or

(2) the facility provides services or social activities to residents in spaces located on a floor other than the floor where the entrance to the facility is located.

(b) A new small Type A assisted living facility must ensure any new elevator, escalator, or conveyor meets the requirements of 32.2.5.3, Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors, in NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies.

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