NAC449.9704. Occupancy; fire safety; exits; use and maintenance of equipment; telecommunications device.

A parent facility or independent facility which is issued a license to operate a mobile unit shall:

     1. Limit the occupancy of patients in the mobile unit to not more than five patients at any time;

     2. Equip the mobile unit with at least two fire extinguishers having a minimum rating of 2A-20BC, and provide any other equipment for fire safety for the mobile unit that is required by the fire authority having jurisdiction;

     3. Ensure that the mobile unit has at least two exits from the mobile unit, at least two of which must be doors if the mobile unit provides a service to a patient at the mobile unit who is unable to exit the mobile unit without assistance;

     4. Ensure the existence of a corridor for each exit from the mobile unit that is of sufficient size to provide access to that exit;

     5. Ensure that the equipment in the mobile unit is used and maintained in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer of the equipment;

     6. Prepare and maintain a record of any maintenance or procedure for calibration of the equipment that is performed in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer of the equipment pursuant to subsection 5; and

     7. Provide a telecommunications device for the mobile unit.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R063-02, eff. 7-24-2002)