Artical 517, Patient Care Facility, Wiring Method

[Ray Wright]

Eye doctors office, eye exam rooms, are they considered a patient care area requiring the use of "Healthcare Facilities Cable" or is standard MC cable acceptable?

 

[raider1]

Welcome to the forum.

Does the eye doctor perform eye surgeries and procedures or just prescribe glasses and contacts?

Chris

 

[Ray Wright]

Eye Doctors Office

Eye Doctors Office

The offices are for examinations for prescribe glasses and contacts, no surgery.

 

[Ray Wright]

Welcome to the forum.

Does the eye doctor perform eye surgeries and procedures or just prescribe glasses and contacts?

Chris

The offices are for examinations for prescribe glasses and contacts, no surgery.

Ray

 

[raider1]

The offices are for examinations for prescribe glasses and contacts, no surgery.

Ray

If there is no patient care treatment or examination other than to prescribe glasses or contacts IMHO I would not classifiy it as a health care facility.

Chris

 

[roger]

If this is a new facillity isn't this information in the design documents?

Roger

 

[raider1]

If this is a new facillity isn't this information in the design documents?

Roger

Very good question.

Chris

 

[ksmith846]

If this is a new facillity isn't this information in the design documents?

Roger

Ditto.....what do the plans state for those rooms?

I say if the plans do not state to wire per NEC 517 then ask the local AHJ what they think. Maybe they will determine that you need to utilize HG wiring and devices. Which, in turn, becomes a change order in your pocket.