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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".53" citation="COMAR 10.07.14.53" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="14" heading="Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An assisted living program may not use space heaters unless approved by the State or local fire authorities.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Minimum Temperature. The facility shall have a system that provides in areas used by residents a minimum temperature of 70°F in cold weather and a maximum temperature of 80°F in hot weather.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Temperature Control.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An assisted living program with a licensed capacity of one to eight beds shall provide at least one thermostat per building.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An assisted living program with a licensed capacity of nine or more beds shall provide for each resident’s room:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A thermostat; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An approved mechanical device for modulating a room’s temperature, such as adjustable vanes in a hot air vent.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An assisted living program shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Ensure that all rooms and areas have sufficient ventilation to prevent excessive heat, steam, condensation, smoke, and other noxious odors; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide forced mechanical exhaust ventilation or an approved equivalent for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>All bathing compartments;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Toilet rooms;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Any area used for toileting;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Soiled utility rooms;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Designated smoking rooms; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Other rooms, as determined by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>