Michigan Administrative Code

R 299.4503 Advisory analysis; purpose. Rule 503. The purpose of the advisory analysis before application is made for a construction permit is to inform the applicant of other permits which may be required for the proposed facility, such as air emissions, water discharge permits, …

R 299.4504 Construction permits; requirements before issuance. Rule 504. (1) Before being issued a construction permit, an applicant shall do all of the following: (a) Submit a hydrogeological report and monitoring program as specified by the director and obtain approval of the r…

R 400.4504 Adoption by reference. Rule 504. The department adopts the following fire safety codes and standards. These codes and standards are available for inspection and distribution to the public at cost at the Department of Human Services, 201 N. Washington Square, PO Box 306…

R 400.4505 Plans and specifications. Rule 505. (1) Plans and specifications shall be submitted to the bureau of fire services for review and approval prior to any remodeling in an institution, or the construction or conversion of a structure for use as an institution. (2) The pla…

R 400.4506 Fire drills and telephone. Rule 506. (1) There shall be quarterly emergency fire drills for each staff shift. Two of the drills shall include evacuations, unless approved by the department, in writing, as clinically contraindicated. Where a facility has a 24-hour staff…

R 299.4506 Licensing procedure; construction certification. Rule 506. Certification that construction has followed the plans and specifications required by the construction permit shall be made by a registered professional engineer before an operating license can be issued. Certi…

R 299.4508 Inspection requirements. Rule 508. The solid waste control agency shall make not less than quarterly inspections of the facility to insure continued compliance by the licensee. Following each inspection, the solid waste control agency shall submit to the licensee a wri…

R 400.4508 Facility location. Rule 508. A new or converted facility shall not be established within 300 feet of an aboveground storage tank containing flammable liquids used in connection with a bulk plant, marine terminal, aircraft refueling or bottling plant of a liquified petr…

R 400.4510 Sleeping rooms. Rule 510. (1) In new construction, remodeled or converted facilities, single sleeping rooms shall not be less than 70 square feet in size, exclusive of closet space. Multi- resident sleeping rooms shall not be less than 50 square feet per resident, excl…

R 400.4512 Combustible materials, decorations, furnishings, and bedding. Rule 512. (1) A resident-occupied facility shall be kept free of all accumulation of combustible materials unnecessary for the immediate operation of the institution, unless materials are within an approved …

R 400.4515 Electrical installations. Rule 515. (1) In a newly constructed, converted, or remodeled facility, the electrical wiring and equipment shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of the national fire protection association standard No. 70, entitled "National El…

R 400.4517 Facility construction. Rule 517. (1) A new, substantially remodeled or converted large or secure facility shall be 1 of the following types of construction as specified in the national fire protection association standard No. 220, entitled "Standard on Types of Buildin…

R 400.4520 Interior finish. Rule 520. (1) The following alphabetical classification of finished materials for flame spread and smoke development, as determined by the tunnel test in accordance with the national fire protection association, standard No. 255, 2006; American society…

R 400.4522 Fire protection. Rule 522. Fire protection shall be provided in all facilities as follows: Page 43 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (a) In an existing licensed small facility, an attendant who is awake, fully dressed, and on duty 24 hours a day; complete sprin…

R 400.4523 Fire detection; small facilities. Rule 523. (1) An existing licensed small facility electing to provide fire protection by fire detection shall be protected throughout by approved fire detection provided by at least battery-operated ionization fire detection devices in…

R 400.4527 Sprinkler systems. Rule 527. (1) A sprinkler system in a new or converted facility or an addition , shall comply with the 2013 national fire protection association pamphlet No. 13, entitled "Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems." Where there is no adequat…

R 400.4532 Fire extinguishers. Rule 532. (1) All required fire extinguishers shall be subjected to a maintenance check at least once a year. Each fire extinguisher shall have a tag or label attached indicating the month and year maintenance was performed and identifying the perso…

R 400.4535 Fire alarm. Rule 535. (1) All new and converted large and secure facilities shall have a fire alarm with fire alarm pull-stations at each exit on each floor unless otherwise permitted by the following: (a) Manual fire alarm boxes may be locked, provided that staff is p…

R 400.4538 Means of egress. Rule 538. (1) Means of egress shall be considered the entire way and method of passage to free and safe ground outside a facility. All required means of egress shall be maintained in an unobstructed, easily traveled condition at all times. (2) In an ex…

R 400.4540 Stairways, halls, and corridors. Rule 540. (1) In existing and small facilities, all stairways and other vertical openings shall be enclosed with materials equal in fire resistance to the standard partition construction of the building, if such partition construction i…

R 400.4543 Doors. Rule 543. (1) Doors to required means of egress shall comply with all of the following provisions: (a) Be side-hinged and installed at floor level. (b) Be not less than 36 inches wide in new and converted large and secure facilities and new small facilities, and…

R 400.4545 Seclusion room. Rule 545. (1) A seclusion room shall be approved in writing for use as such by the fire inspecting authority and the licensing authority. (2) A seclusion room shall be constructed to allow for both visual and auditory supervision of a resident in the ro…

R 400.4546 Partition construction. Rule 546. In new, remodeled, or converted large and secure facilities, rooms shall be separated from corridors used as means of egress with partition construction which extends to the floor or deck above and which affords at least a ¾-hour fire …

R 400.4550 Elevators and dumbwaiters. Rule 550. Elevator and dumbwaiter shafts shall be completely enclosed by noncombustible materials with a fire-resistance rating of not less than 1 hour. An opening shall not be permitted through the side wall enclosure for ventilation or for …

R 400.4552 Heating devices and flame-producing devices. Rule 552. (1) In large and secure facilities and all newly constructed and converted facilities, flame-producing-type heating devices and incinerators shall be in an enclosure providing at least 1-hour resistance to fire. Ad…

R 400.4554 Air-handling equipment. Rule 554. (1) In newly constructed or converted large or secure facilities, air-conditioning, warm air heating, air cooling, and ventilating systems shall comply with the national fire protection association standard No. 90A, entitled "Installat…

R 400.4555 Smoke barriers. Rule 555. (1) Smoke barriers with a 1-hour fire resistance rating shall be provided on each floor used for sleeping rooms for more than 24 residents and shall be so located as to form an area of refuge on either side that is served with an approved mean…

R 400.4557 Storage rooms. Rule 557. Storage rooms larger than 100 square feet used for the storage of combustible materials shall be separated from the remainder of the facility by construction with at least a 1-hour fire resistance rated construction. History: 1983 AACS.

R 400.4559 Combustible storage. Rule 559. (1) In a new, remodeled, or converted large facility, hazardous areas and rooms for storage of combustible materials, including all janitor rooms and closets, linen rooms, shipping and receiving rooms, kitchens , kitchen storage rooms, an…

R 400.4560 Cooking appliances. Rule 560. (1) Cooking appliances shall be suitably installed in accordance with approved safety practices. (2) Where metal hoods or canopies are provided over domestic cooking appliances, they shall be equipped with filters which shall be maintained…

R 400.4562 Rubbish handling and incinerators. Rule 562. (1) In a newly constructed, remodeled, or converted large or secure facility, rubbish handling and incinerators shall be in accordance with the national fire protection association standard No. 82, entitled “Standard on Inci…

R 400.4563 Laundries. Rule 563. (1) In a newly constructed, remodeled, or converted large or secure facility with a laundry, the laundry shall comply with all of the following requirements: (a) Be located in a room constructed of materials that have a 1-hour fire resistance ratin…

R 400.4564 Motor vehicle housing. Rule 564. A motor vehicle or gasoline-powered equipment or devices which may cause or communicate fire and are not necessary for the personal care of residents shall not be stored within a facility, unless the area housing such equipment is separ…

R 400.4566 Garages. Rule 566. (1) Garages located beneath, or attached to , a facility shall have walls, partitions, floors, and ceilings separating the garage space from the rest of the facility by construction with not less than a 1-hour fire resistance rating. (2) In existing …

R 400.4568 Assemblage area. Rule 568. A resident use assemblage area in a newly constructed, remodeled, or converted facility, such as a recreation room, dining hall, or chapel, with an occupancy of 51 or more persons, as computed by the public assemblage regulations, shall be ma…

R 400.4601 Applicability . Rule 601. The rules in this part apply to residential group homes. History: 1983 AACS; 2015 AACS.

R 299.4601 Construction; maintenance. Rule 601. (1) The waste-carrying portion of a solid waste transporting unit shall be designed to prevent the accidental discharge of its contents. The solid waste transporting unit shall have a suitable cover which prevents the loss of its co…

R 299.4602 Operation. Rule 602. (1) A solid waste transporting unit's openings shall be closed and doors or covers shall be secured by an adequate latch or restraining mechanism to keep them closed while transporting solid waste which may blow or fall off the vehicle. The driver …

R 400.4602 Definitions. Rule 602. As used in this part: (a) "Approved" means acceptable to the department and fire inspecting authority and in accordance with these rules. The department shall make the final approval based on recommendations from the fire inspecting authority. (b…

R 330.4603 Request for admission. Rule 4603. (1) A parent who has joint custody of a minor and who does not have a limitation on the right to medical decision-making may apply for admission for the minor. When each parent resides in a separate county, has authority to consent to …

R 400.4604 Adoption by reference . Rule 604. The department adopts the fire safety codes and standards in this rule. These codes and standards are available for inspection and distribution to the public at cost at the Department of Human Services, 201 N. Washington Square, P.O. B…

R 400.4605 Plan review. Rule 605. (1) Plans and specifications shall be submitted to the bureau of fire services for review and approval prior to any remodeling in a residential group home or the construction or conversion of a residential group home. (2) The plans shall comply w…

R 400.4606 Evacuation training and telephone. Rule 606. (1) Staff shall be trained in evacuation of the facility in the event of emergency. A record shall be maintained of the training. (2) There shall be a telephone for communicating an alarm of fire to the fire department. A pa…

R 400.4608 Facility location. Rule 608. A residential group home facility shall not be established within 300 feet of an aboveground storage tank containing flammable liquids used in connection with a bulk plant, marine terminal, aircraft refueling, or bottling plant of a liquid …

R 330.4611 Preadmission evaluations. Rule 4611. (1) A hospital shall document the basis for its determination of all of the following: (a) A minor is emotionally disturbed and requires mental health treatment. (b) A minor is expected to benefit from hospitalization. (c) Identifie…

R 400.4612 Combustible materials, decorations, furnishings, and bedding. Rule 612. (1) A residential group home facility shall be kept free of all accumulation of combustible materials other than those necessary for the daily operation of the residential group home. (2) Easily ig…

R 400.4615 Electrical service. Rule 615. (1) The electrical service shall be maintained in a safe condition. (2) Where the inspecting authority believes there is a need for an inspection of the electrical system because of its condition, the electrical service shall be inspected …