- A. Approved Source. A facility shall be served by water from an approved public water supply. If an approved public water supply is not available, a private water supply may be accepted if it is approved by the local jurisdiction in which the hospice house is located or a private certified vendor.
- B. Adequacy. The water supply shall be adequate in quantity and delivered under sufficient pressure to satisfactorily serve all fixtures in the facility.
- C. Hot Water Temperature. Hot water accessible to patients shall be blended externally to the hot water generator, by either individual point-of-use control valves of the anti-scald or thermostatic mixing valve type, to a maximum temperature of 120ºF and a minimum temperature of 110ºF at the fixture.
Authority: Health-General Article, §19-903, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)