Section 3-7 - Existing Building Licensure (a) Existing buildings, currently licensed, shall conform to Department construction rules in effect at the time of original facility licensure. - (i) Existing buildings which were previously licensed in the same licensure category, but for which the license has lapsed, shall be brought into compliance with the Department's construction rules in effect at the time of application for new license.
(b) Ventilation for Existing Buildings. - (i) Existing buildings licensed as a nursing care facility or a hospital before May 29, 1991, shall be designed, constructed, equipped, maintained, and operated in compliance with the ventilation requirements that were in effect at the time the facility was licensed.
- (ii) An existing building, not previously licensed as a nursing care facility or hospital, shall comply with the ventilation requirements for new construction.
- (iii) Additions, remodels, or changes of space use and service, shall comply with the ventilation requirements for new construction.
- (A) If changes of space use and service or the remodeling of a wing or building exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the total square foot area of the nursing care facility or hospital, the entire nursing care facility or hospital shall be brought into compliance with the adopted codes and rules governing new construction in effect on the date the plans were approved by the Department. This provision is not intended to apply to minor or cosmetic renovations, such as paint, wall covering, or floor covering.