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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 12. Health |
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Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
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Chapter 46. Regulations for Children's Residential Facilities |
Section 420. Buildings, inspections and building plans
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Part III. Residential Environment
A. All buildings and building related equipment shall be inspected and approved by the local building official. Approval shall be documented by a certificate of occupancy.
B. The facility shall document at the time of its original application evidence of consultation with state or local fire prevention authorities.
C. The facility shall document annually after the initial application that buildings and equipment are maintained in accordance with the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code (13VAC5-51).
D. At the time of the original application and at least annually thereafter the buildings shall be inspected and approved by state or local health authorities, whose inspection and approval shall include:
1. General sanitation;
2. The sewage disposal system;
3. The water supply; and
4. Food service operations.
E. The buildings and physical environment shall provide adequate space and shall be of a design that is suitable to house the programs and services provided and meet specialized needs of the residents.
F. Building plans and specifications for new construction, change in use of existing buildings, and any structural modifications or additions to existing buildings shall be submitted to and approved by the department and by other appropriate regulatory authorities.
G. Swimming pools shall be inspected annually by the state or local health authorities or by a swimming pool business.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 25, Issue 21, eff. August 6, 2009.