048-3 Wyo. Code R. § 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.
Notes
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