A center shall be free from fire hazards and shall comply with all applicable local fire and building codes and the safety requirements of the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 101 “Life Safety Code”, which is incorporated by reference at COMAR 29.06.01.06.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§19-301, 19-305, 19-308, 19-309, 19-320, 19-323, and 19-360, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 17, 1967

Amended effective March 27, 1973

Amended effective March 22, 1974

Regulation .02C amended effective January 20, 2014 (41:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .03 amended effective March 13, 2017 (44:5 Md. R. 292)

Regulation .03A amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953)

Regulation .11B amended effective February 15, 2016 (43:3 Md. R. 272)

Chapter revised effective May 22, 2017 (44:10 Md. R. 472)

Regulation .02B amended effective June 8, 2026 (53:11 Md. R. 484)

Regulation .04A, D amended effective June 8, 2026 (53:11 Md. R. 484)

Regulation .17B amended effective June 8, 2026 (53:11 Md. R. 484)

Annotation: COMAR 10.07.04 cited in Attorney General Opinion No. 82-034 (November 18, 1982)