R432-12-4. General Construction Requirements

(1) Table 1 identifies the levels of care and construction requirements which apply.

TABLE 1

CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

               LEVEL I LEVEL II LEVEL III LEVEL IV

No. residents 1-16 4-16 4-16 4-16

Resident No, they No, they Yes, they Yes, they

Capable are non are non are are

of Self ambulatory ambulatory ambulatory ambulatory

Preservation non-mobile non-mobile mobile mobile

Unassisted

Resident restricted, restricted, restricted, not

Exit Ability physical physical chemical restricted

in an or mental or mental or physical

Emergency disability disability restraints

               and

               medical

               condition

Accessible 100% 10% or 10% 10%

Rooms 100% if Physical

                           Rehab.

Construction

Requirements

code or NFPA 101 NFPA 101 NFPA 101 Utah Fire

regulation Prevention

                                                     Board

                                                     Rules

                                                     R710-3;

                                                     IBC

                                                     R-4 occupancy

fire rating 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour No

of const requirement

sprinkler yes yes yes Only if bldg.

                                                    larger than 4,500 SF

smoke yes yes yes yes

detector

manual yes yes yes yes

fire

alarm

above 3 yes yes yes no

systems

interconnected

corridor 8 feet 6 feet 5 feet As required

                                                     by IBC

resident 44 inch 44 inch 36 inch 36 inch

room door

width

nurse call yes yes optional yes

system

(2) General Requirements.

(a) Level I facilities shall meet the Nursing Facility Construction standards in R432-5.

(b) Level II and III facilities shall meet the construction and design requirements identified in this section, unless specifically exempted.

(c) Level IV facilities shall meet the Assisted Living Facility Type I Construction standards in R432-6.

(d) Level I, II, III and IV facilities shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADA/ABA-AG).

(e) Level I, II and III facilities shall conform to the life safety code requirements of NFPA 101, Chapter 18, which is adopted and incorporated by reference.

(f) Level IV facilities shall conform to the fire safety provisions of R432-710-3.