Section 465IAC2-11-85. Fire prevention and building safety plan, design, and construction

   (a) The institution shall be designed for the protection and well-being of the children. Buildings shall be structurally sound and repaired as needed.

  (b) Prior to construction of any new building, conversion of an existing building, major alteration to an existing building, or addition to an existing building, complete plans and specifications shall be submitted to the office of the state building commissioner as required under 675 IAC 12-6.

  (c) The institution shall comply with FPBSC construction rules under 675 IAC.

  (d) The institution shall not house, care for, or maintain or permit to be maintained a child above the second floor of a building.

  (e) Whenever sixteen (16) or more children are housed in a building, that building shall be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system unless the children are divided into living units of less than sixteen (16) children each and each unit is separated from adjoining units in the same building by a two (2) hour fire resistive construction as required under 675 IAC 13.

  (f) Interior finish of all buildings shall comply with the rules of the FPBSC under 675 IAC. (Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-11-85; filed Jun 27, 1991, 12:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2023; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Nov 27, 2007, 6:52 a.m.: 20071226-IR-465070551RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 4:02 p.m.: 20131225-IR-465130459RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Family Resources (470 IAC 3-13-85) to the Department of Child Services (465 IAC 2-11-85) by P.L.234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.