A hospice care center applicant must, through its design, construction, and necessary permits demonstrate compliance with the following codes and local jurisdiction standards:
- (1) The state building code as adopted by the state building code council under the authority of chapter 19.27 RCW;
- (2) The National Fire Protection Association, Life Safety Code, NFPA 101, as adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
- (3) The National Fire Protection Association, Health Care Facilities Code, NFPA 99, as adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and
- (4) Ventilation of health care facilities, American National Standards Institute; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers; American Society for Healthcare Engineering Standard 170-2013.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.127.120 and 43.70.250. WSR 18-06-093, § 246-335-728, filed 3/6/18, effective 4/6/18.]