I own or operate a Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) or a Group Home and cannot find such a classification in the NFPA Life Safety Code. Where do I find the requirements for my occupancy?
These occupancies are classified by the definitions of the Life Safety Code as “Residential Board and Care” occupancies. You will find separate chapters of the Life Safety Code applying to “new” and “existing” residential board and care occupancies. Furthermore, you will find that within the “new” and “existing” residential board and care chapters, facilities are designated as “small” or “large” depending upon the number of clients served within the occupancy. (“Small” pertains to a facility serving 16 or less clients and “Large” pertains to a facility serving more than 16 clients. Because CILA occupancies are limited to eight clients, they are classified as “small residential board and care occupancies”).
