(a)

1. (1) Life Safety Code 1985, Chapters 1 – 7 shall apply to all buildings containing residential areas.
2. (2) Chapters 16, 18, 20, and 21, as appropriate, shall apply to buildings containing residential areas, depending on the living and structural arrangement of each building.

(b)

1. (1) Tornado drills shall be conducted annually and documented.
2. (2) Fire drills shall be conducted quarterly and documented.
3. (3) Smoke detectors shall be checked monthly and documented.
4. (4) Fire extinguishers 5 #ABC shall be located in bedroom areas.

(d)

1. (1) Grab bars shall be provided in resident bathrooms for toilets tubs, and showers.
2. (2) Bathtubs shall be equipped with nonslip surfaces.

(e)

1. (1) Bedrooms must access directly to an exit corridor.
2. (2) Access to toilet and bathing areas shall not be through another resident’s bedroom.
3. (3) Access to bedroom areas shall not be through toilet or bathing areas.

(f) Any practices that create a fire hazard are prohibited, including but not limited to:

1. (1) Portable electric space heaters or self-contained, fuel-burning space heaters, unless specifically authorized by the Office of Long-Term Care in writing;
2. (2) Use of electrical cooking appliances or minikitchens in resident’s bedrooms;
3. (3) Combustible containers for smoking material or ashes;

4. (4) The accumulation of combustible material, such as:

   1. (A) Rags;
   2. (B) Paper items; and
   3. (C) General trash; and

5. (5) Unsafe storage of:

   1. (A) Oil-based paints;
   2. (B) Varnishes; or
   3. (C) Other flammables.

(j)

1. (1) Emergency telephone numbers shall be posted in large print in each building.

2. (2) The list shall include:

   1. (A) Fire department;
   2. (B) Police department;
   3. (C) Physician;
   4. (D) Ambulance service;
   5. (E) Poison control center;
   6. (F) Emergency services; and
   7. (G) The office.