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Sawhorse
I have a project coming to me for permitting a detox center. I need to understand more.
Current situation is a facility that was built as R-2 a dozen or so years ago. The facility has a 13 R system (I remember the orange PVC pipe) and I do not remember all of the specifics about the fire alarms. It is not large and originally had 6 suites and a managers area. The client wants to use the facility without costly upgrades and is wanting to know if there are R occupancy options. In prelim discussions they mention people can just walk out (refusal of treatment) and were hopeful to be considered more like outpatient facility or short term housing (overnight or a few days). Other discussion is to have maybe two people per bedroom. Recent news articles about this upcoming facility said that they intend to have 24 hour staff and that this type of facility takes load off of emergency rooms.
At first glance in the codes all text I find has detox facilities falling under I-2 and drug and alcohol centers as I-1. The I-2 brings in the incapable of self preservation text. I am not a NFPA 101 guru but does it follow the same pattern? I assume any payments could be medicare/medicade so maybe there is a concern there. Does anyone get theses detox facilities as I-1 where the 13 R could be untouched.
I find via internet searches that there is a thing called rapid detox that uses anesthesia. If they say this is expected I would clearly say I-2 and require all updates to fire sprinkler or alarm requirements. I also find that some detox methods are just medications and persons may be capable of reacting to emergencies however I do not know how the medicine is administered or what the person is like during that time.
Does anyone permit to I-1 but put on restrictions that guide the facility on what they can and cannot do to the patients.
The facility discussed above is next door to a R-2 facility for addicts that have detoxed to transition back into society.
Current situation is a facility that was built as R-2 a dozen or so years ago. The facility has a 13 R system (I remember the orange PVC pipe) and I do not remember all of the specifics about the fire alarms. It is not large and originally had 6 suites and a managers area. The client wants to use the facility without costly upgrades and is wanting to know if there are R occupancy options. In prelim discussions they mention people can just walk out (refusal of treatment) and were hopeful to be considered more like outpatient facility or short term housing (overnight or a few days). Other discussion is to have maybe two people per bedroom. Recent news articles about this upcoming facility said that they intend to have 24 hour staff and that this type of facility takes load off of emergency rooms.
At first glance in the codes all text I find has detox facilities falling under I-2 and drug and alcohol centers as I-1. The I-2 brings in the incapable of self preservation text. I am not a NFPA 101 guru but does it follow the same pattern? I assume any payments could be medicare/medicade so maybe there is a concern there. Does anyone get theses detox facilities as I-1 where the 13 R could be untouched.
I find via internet searches that there is a thing called rapid detox that uses anesthesia. If they say this is expected I would clearly say I-2 and require all updates to fire sprinkler or alarm requirements. I also find that some detox methods are just medications and persons may be capable of reacting to emergencies however I do not know how the medicine is administered or what the person is like during that time.
Does anyone permit to I-1 but put on restrictions that guide the facility on what they can and cannot do to the patients.
The facility discussed above is next door to a R-2 facility for addicts that have detoxed to transition back into society.
