Authority: IC 31-27-2-4

Affected: IC 31-27-3

Sec. 85. (a) Heating, lighting, and ventilation shall comply with 675 IAC.

(b) When natural light is insufficient in buildings, it shall be supplemented by artificial light, properly diffused and distributed. All lighting intensity measurements shall be at the level of work or, in rooms or hallways where no work is done, at a height of thirty (30) inches above the floor. The following average levels of illumination are to be maintained:

1. (1) Study areas, table top work areas: minimum average of fifty (50) foot-candles.
2. (2) Toilet rooms, bathing facilities, sleeping areas, dining rooms, stairways: minimum average of twenty (20) foot-candles.
3. (3) Corridors: minimum average of fifteen (15) foot-candles.

(c) All gas equipment and appliances in the buildings shall comply with 675 IAC.

(d) The institution shall fully comply with 675 IAC regarding the use of liquified petroleum gas, natural gas, fuel oil, and other heating methods.

(e) Open grate gas heaters, portable electric heaters, or other portable heaters, shall not be used by the institution.

(f) If combustion space heaters are used they shall be:

1. (1) installed with permanent connections and protectors;
2. (2) vented directly to the outside; and
3. (3) approved as required under 675 IAC 12 prior to installation.

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-10-85; filed Jun 27, 1991, 12:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2001; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Nov 27, 2007, 6:52 a.m.: 20071226-IR-465070551RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 4:02 p.m.: 20131225-IR-465130459RFA; readopted filed Oct 10, 2019, 10:42 a.m.: 20191106-IR-465190320RFA; readopted filed Oct 15, 2025, 10:46 a.m.: 20251112-IR-465250623RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Family Resources (470 IAC 3-12-85) to the Department of Child Services (465 IAC 2-10-85) by P.L.234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.