Construction Requirements for New ‘Class-C’ CBRF
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Date: July 21, 2004 DSL-BQA Memo
04-016
To: Community Based Residential Facilities CBRF 09
From: Kevin Coughlin, Chief, Assisted Living Section
cc: Cris Ros-Dukler, Director, Bureau of Quality Assurance
Randy Baldwin, Director, Bureau of Integrated Services,
Department of Commerce – Division of Safety and Buildings
Bob DuPont, Director, Bureau of Program Development, Department of
Commerce – Division of Safety and Buildings
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information on the
Department’s position regarding the physical plant requirements for new
community-based residential facility (CBRF) licensure, as these
requirements relate to the application of the Wisconsin Commercial
Building Code (WCBC). CBRFs are licensed according to Wis. Admin. Code ch.
HFS 83. Commercial structures are designed to the requirements in the WCBC.
The WCBC adopts and modifies the International Building Code (IBC).
Chapter 3 of the IBC controls the classification of commercial buildings
in relation to use and occupancy. Depending on the number of people being
cared for, and the extent of their physical condition, CBRFs will
typically be classified I-1, I-2, R-3 or R-4. In addition, a small CBRF
serving 5 to 8 persons can be constructed to the Uniform Dwelling Code
standards in Wis. Admin. Code chs. Comm 20 to 25.
According to Wis. Admin. Code § HFS 83.05, a ‘Class-C’ CBRF
may admit residents who are not mentally or physically capable
of responding to an electronic fire alarm and exiting the facility without
help or verbal or physical prompting.
Position: Class-C CBRFs of nine or more beds, i.e., commercial
size, seeking licensure in a new structure must be approved as an IBC
Group I-2. New structures, approved as other than an IBC Group
I-2, may be considered for licensure if the IBC Section 709 smoke barriers
are installed at no more than 150 feet of corridor according to Wis.
Admin. Code § HFS 83.65 (6)(b).
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