AHCA requirement for locking panels in nursing home.

[chris kennedy]

I got a call today from a 40+ yr old nursing home stating that a comment on the AHCA inspection report requires all their panels have locking doors. This is news to me and I am currently searching ahca.org with no luck. Anyone heard of this requirement before?

Thanks.

 

[bphgravity]

A new AHCA regulated construction project will indicate this requirement in the Division 16 electrical specifications, but I am not aware of any requirement for an existing facility to be retrofitted to comply with this requirement unless the facility is being renovated or altered and the electrical equipment is under the scope of work???

 

[chris kennedy]

Thank you sir.

 

[chris kennedy]

I don't see anywhere on ahca.org where the general public can read the requirements for themselves. Anyone got a link?

Thanks.

 

[bphgravity]

This is the link to the AHCA Office of Plans & Construction: http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Plans/

I would suggest you contact the OPC team member for your area and ask them to cite the requirement for you.