10a NCAC 13K .1207      HOSPICE INPATIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING

A facility shall provide heating and cooling systems complying with the following:

(1)           The American National Standards Institute and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers Standard 170: Ventilation of Health Care Facilities, which is incorporated by reference, including all subsequent amendments and editions, and may be purchased for a cost of ninety-four dollars ($94.00) online at https://www.techstreet.com/ashrae/index.html. This incorporation does not apply to Section 9.1, Table 9-1 Design Temperature for Skilled Nursing Facility. The environmental temperature control systems shall be capable of maintaining temperatures in the facility at 71 degrees F. minimum in the heating season and a maximum of 81 degrees F. during non-heating season, even upon loss of utility power; and

(2)           The National Fire Protection Association 90A: Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, which is incorporated by reference, including all subsequent amendments and editions, and may be purchased at a cost of fifty dollars and fifty cents ($50.50) from the National Fire Protection Association online at http://www.nfpa.org/catalog/ or accessed electronically free of charge at http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/AboutTheCodes.asp?DocNum=90A.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E‑202;

Eff. June 1, 1991;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2021.