Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 251.017 — EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR POWER AND POTABLE WATER

HS § 251.017Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 251. END STAGE RENAL DISEASE FACILITIES · Art. B. LICENSING OF END STAGE RENAL DISEASE FACILITIES

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(a)Each end stage renal disease facility shall adopt an emergency contingency plan for the continuity of essential building systems during an emergency. A plan adopted by a facility under this subsection must meet the requirements described by Subsection (b), (d), or (e).

(b)Unless the facility adopts a plan described by Subsection (d) or (e), an end stage renal disease facility must adopt an emergency contingency plan as required by Subsection (a) under which the facility is required:

(1)to have an on-site emergency generator that:

(A)has a type 2 essential electrical distribution system in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association 99, Section 4.5, and the National Fire Protection Association 110;

(B)is installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association 99, Section 4.5.4, and the National Fire Protection Association 110; and

(C)is kept at all times not less than 10 feet from the electrical transformer;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 961 (S.B. 1876), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.