Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-5 - Nursing Care and Pediatric Respite Care Facility Construction
Section R432-5-15 - Electrical Standards

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-5-15

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Operators shall maintain written certification to the Department verifying that systems and grounding comply with National Fire Protection Association (N F PA ) 99 and NFPA 70.

(2) Approaches to buildings and any spaces within buildings occupied by people, machinery, or equipment shall have fixtures for lighting in accordance with the requirements of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Parking lots shall have fixtures for lighting to provide light levels as recommended in Recommended Practice RP-20-1998, Lighting for parking facilities by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

(3) Automatic emergency lighting shall be provided in accordance with NFPA 99 and NFPA 101.

(4) Each examination and work table shall have access to a minimum of two duplex outlets.

(5) Receptacles and receptacle cover plates on the emergency system shall be red.

(6) An on-site emergency generator shall be provided in each facility except small health care facilities of 16 beds or less set up as Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.

(a) In addition to requirements of NFPA 70, Section 517-40, the following equipment shall be connected to the critical branch of the essential electrical system:
(i) heating equipment necessary to provide heated space sufficient to house each resident under emergency conditions;

(ii) duplex convenience outlets in the emergency heated area at the ratio of one duplex outlet for each ten residents;

(iii) nurse call system;

(iv) one duplex receptacle in each resident bedroom; and

(v) four duplex receptacles in each resident room in pediatric respite care facilities, located near the head of the bed.

(b) Fuel storage shall permit continuous operation of the services required to be connected to the emergency generator for 48 hours.

(c) Facilities that accept residents that are dependent on ventilators or other electrically operated life support equipment shall be equipped with Type I essential electrical systems that meet the requirements of NFPA 99 and NFPA 70, Section 517-30.

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