1. (a) The facility shall conform to the provisions set forth in the Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 and/or any applicable state and local fire safety codes. The Life Safety Code may be substituted with local government ordinances or codes only if said ordinances or codes are specifically written to include building occupancy for detention and correctional usage.
2. (b) A formalized Life Safety Code/fire safety inspection shall be completed prior to the facility becoming operational.
3. (c) All subsequent Life Safety Code/fire safety inspections shall be conducted no later than 365 calendar days from the date of previous inspection.

4. (d) Each Life Safety Code/fire safety inspection shall result in a written report that minimally contains the following information:

   1. (1) the identification of the specific code(s) used to complete the inspection. The code(s) in question will either be the NFPAs Life Safety Code 101 or the applicable state, municipal, or county specific fire code adopted by the jurisdiction;
   2. (2) the name of the governmental entity that conducted the inspection;
   3. (3) the identification of any applicable code violations or infractions and the corresponding corrective action requirements;
   4. (4) the name and title of the person conducting the inspection; and
   5. (5) the date(s) of the inspection.
5. (e) Any deficiencies noted in the annual inspection report shall be immediately addressed by the facility administrator or designee. The facility administrator shall develop and document a corrective action plan to rectify all deficiencies.

Source Note:The provisions of this §343.240 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095.