Section 388-78A-2990. Heating-cooling—Temperature.

The assisted living facility must:

(1) Equip each resident-occupied building with an approved heating system capable of maintaining a minimum temperature of 70°F per the building code. The assisted living facility must:

(a) Maintain the assisted living facility at a minimum temperature of 60°F during sleeping hours; and

(b) Maintain the assisted living facility at a minimum of 68°F during waking hours, except in rooms:

(i) Designated for activities requiring physical exertion; or

(ii) Where residents can individually control the temperature in their own living units, independent from other areas.

(2) Equip each resident-occupied building with a mechanical air cooling system or equivalent capable of maintaining a temperature of 75°F in communities where the design dry bulb temperature exceeds 85°F for one hundred seventy-five hours per year or two percent of the time, as specified in the latest edition of "Recommended Outdoor Design Temperatures—Washington State," published by the Puget Sound chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers;

(3) Equip each assisted living facility issued a project number by construction review services on or after September 1, 2004 for construction related to this section, with a backup source of heat in enough common areas to keep all residents adequately warm during interruptions of normal heating operations;

(4) Prohibit the use of portable space heaters unless approved in writing by the Washington state director of fire protection; and

(5) Equip each resident sleeping room and resident living room in assisted living facilities issued a project number by construction review services on or after September 1, 2004 for construction related to this section, with individual temperature controls located between thirty and forty-eight inches above the floor capable of maintaining room temperature plus or minus 3°F from setting, within a range of minimum 60°F to maximum 85°F.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 13-13-063, § 388-78A-2990, filed 6/18/13, effective 7/19/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090. WSR 06-01-047, § 388-78A-2990, filed 12/15/05, effective 1/15/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2990, filed 7/30/04, effective 9/1/04.]

Chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 13-13-063, § 388-78A-2990, filed 6/18/13, effective 7/19/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090. WSR 06-01-047, § 388-78A-2990, filed 12/15/05, effective 1/15/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2990, filed 7/30/04, effective 9/1/04.