Health Facilities Planning Seminar

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Health Facilities Planning Seminar
Providing for Michigans Safety in the Built
Environment

• Plan Review Division
• Irvin J. Poke, AIA, Chief
• Todd Y. Cordill, NCARB, Assistant Chief

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Federal Register

• Adopted the 2000-edition of the Life Safety Code
  (LSC), NFPA 101.
• No grandfather clauses eliminates references
  to all earlier editions.
• Effective Date March 11, 2003
• Compliance Date September 11, 2003
• All Medicare Medicaid participating facilities
  become 2000-existing, (Chapter19).

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Roller Latches

• The Federal Register has not adopted 19.3.6.3.2
  Exception 2, Existing roller latches
  demonstrated to keep the door closed against a
  force of 5 lbf shall be permitted to be kept in
  service.
• CMS is giving a 3-year phase in period for this
  requirement.
• 2001 Health Care Facilities Fire Safety Rules
  does not allow roller latches, so this
  requirement should already be met by Michigan
  facilities.

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Emergency Lighting

• 2000 LSC, 7.9.2.1, requires 1½ hours capacity.
• CMS is giving a 3-year phase in period for this
  requirement.
• 1997 LSC requires 1½ hours, so this requirement
  should already be met by Michigan facilities.

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Protection of Vertical Openings

• 2001 Health Care Facilities Fire Safety Rules
  only require ½-hour separation for existing.
• 2000 LSC, 19.3.1.1, requires 1-hour separation
  for existing.

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What is a Vertical Opening ?

• An opening through a floor, ceiling or roof
• Stairways
• Trash Chutes
• Linen Chutes
• Elevators
• Dumbwaiters
• Mechanical Shafts

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What effect does the 2000 Life Safety Code have?

• Many requirements of the 2000 LSC are also
  requirements in the 1997 LSC. In many instances,
  facilities should already be in compliance with
  certain requirements.
• In some areas the 2001 Health Care Facilities
  Fire Safety Rules (that adopts the 1997 LSC) may
  be more restrictive than the 2000 LSC. To
  maintain their state license facilities will be
  required to meet the 2001 Health Care Facilities
  Fire Safety Rules.

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Door Locking

• 2000 LSC, 18/19.2.2.2.4, Exception 1
• Door-locking arrangements without delayed
  egress shall be permitted in health care
  occupancies, or portions of health care
  occupancies, where the clinical needs of the
  patients require specialized security measures
  for their safety, provided that staff can readily
  unlock such doors at all times.

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Report Incidents

• 2001 Health Care Facilities Fire Safety Rules
• R 29.1809 Fire reporting
• Rule 9. After the occurrence of a fire that
  results in personal injury or loss of life or
  property, the administrative authority of a
  health care facility shall immediately notify the
  local fire department of all details of the fire.
  

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Report Incidents

• Bureau of Construction Codes
• and Fire Safety

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Fire Watch

• 9.6.1.8 9.7.6.1, Where a required fire alarm
  system or sprinkler system is out of service for
  more than 4-hours in a 24-hour period, the AHJ
  shall be notified and the building shall be
  evacuated or an approved fire watch shall be
  provided for all parties left unprotected by the
  shutdown until the fire alarm or sprinkler system
  has been returned to service.

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Alcohol-Based Hand Cleaner Dispensers

• These dispensers may not be mounted on egress
  corridor walls.
• The dispensers may be mounted in rooms or suites
  of rooms.
• Storage is prohibited in corridors including
  medication carts that are not in use.

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Where can I find a copy of the 2001 Michigan
Health Care Facilities Fire Safety Rules?

• www.michigan.gov/bccfs
• Administrative Rules
• Fire Safety Administrative Rules
• Health Care Facilities Fire Safety
• R 29.1801  - 29.1861

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Plan Submittal Update

• Fire Safety plan review staff are now part of the
  BCCFS, Plan Review Division.
• Plan review for fire safety rules continues
  unchanged.
• Applications are on the website.
• (www.michigan.gov/bccfs)

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Power Generators

• New or replacement installations shall comply
  with
• NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby
  Power Systems
• NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care Facilities
• NFPA 70, National Electrical Code

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Storage in Corridors

• Storage is not permitted in corridors unless it
  meets the requirements of OFS Policy
• 4-8
• Approved equipment in Alcoves that do not
  obstruct required corridor width
• Corridor Charting Unit, OFS Policy 4-15

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Plan Submission Delivery

• U.S. Mail
• BCCFS
• Plan Review Division
• P.O. Box 30700
• Lansing, MI 48909

• Express Courier Delivery
• BCCFS
• Plan Review Division
• 7150 Harris Drive
• Lansing, MI. 48909