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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-28.13-26.1. Provisions applicable to boarding homes for children
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Sections 23-28.13-27 — 23-28.13-33 pertain to homes for the boarding of children and family day care homes licensed by the state department of children, youth, and families.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-28.13-27. Boarding homes for children — Egress facilities required
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(a) Each story of every home used for the boarding of children shall have at least two (2) means of egress. Exits shall be located remotely from each other providing the best practicable means of egress for all occupants in the event fire renders one exit impassable. (b) Homes no…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-28.13-28. Boarding homes for children — Basements — Heating units
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(a) The use of basements shall not be allowed for sleeping quarters. (b) Levels below ground, not considered as a basement as defined in this code, and levels on grade with sleeping quarters with a central heating unit contained therein shall be segregated by partitions and doors…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-28.13-29. Boarding homes for children — Maximum occupancy
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The number of children housed in each sleeping room and compartment shall not exceed the rate of fifty square feet (50 sq. ft.) for a child in a junior size bed and/or one infant in a bassinet for each twenty-four square feet (24 sq. ft.). The total occupancy determined in this m…