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13 AAC 50.023. (c) A facility must comply with municipal fire safety regulations, with 13 AAC 50 — 13 AAC 55, and with applicable National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, including the following, which are adopted by reference:

(1) NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2002 edition;

(2) NFPA 25: Standard for the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2002 edition;

(3) NFPA 10: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2002 edition;

(4) NFPA 99: Standard for Health Care Facilities, 2005 edition;

(5) NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, 2000 edition; if a waiver has been issued for a requirement of NFPA 101 under 42 C.F.R. 482.41 for a hospital, under 42 C.F.R. 485.623 for a critical access hospital, under 42 C.F.R. 483.70 for a nursing home, under 42 C.F.R. 483.470 for an intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition, or under 42 C.F.R. 416.44 for an ambulatory surgical center, the waiver will be considered a waiver of that requirement for purposes of this subsection. (d) A facility must specify in written procedures the maximum allowable water temperature at an outlet for patient bathing, showering, and washing, not to exceed requirements specified in (b)(1) of this section. The facility must have the capability to reduce water temperatures, and must specify in written procedures the safety factor expressed in minutes required to reduce water temperature for particular patient sensitivity due to illness or medication. (e) Bed capacity will be determined as follows:

(1) available bed space in determining bed capacity for licensure includes

(A) bed space in all nursing units, including intensive care units and minimal or self care units;

(B) isolation rooms;

(C) pediatrics units, including pediatrics bassinets and incubators located in the pediatrics department;

(D) observation units equipped and staffed for overnight use;

(E) space designed for, and that contains adequate space and equipment as described in (F) of this paragraph for, inpatient bed care, even if currently closed or assigned to easily convertible, non-patient uses, offices, or classrooms; and

(F) space in areas which have the necessary fixed equipment adequate for patient care, including oxygen, suction, a lavatory with fixtures, and a patient closet, and which are accessible to a nurses’ station which is exclusively staffed for inpatient bed care, even if originally designed for other purposes;