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The location and installation of the smoke alarms shall be determined by the Building Code.\n\t\t\tThe licensee shall obtain a certificate of compliance from the building official of the locality in which the facility or center is located, or in the case of state-owned buildings, from the Department of General Services.\n\t\t\tThe licensee shall maintain the smoke alarm devices in good working order.B\n\nThe Board of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.) establishing standards for requiring (i) smoke alarms and (ii) such other fire detection and suppression systems as deemed necessary by the Board to increase the safety of persons in assisted living facilities, residential dwelling units designed or developed and marketed to senior citizens, nursing homes, and nursing facilities. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 55 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1990, chapters 448 and 703; in 1992, chapter 356; in 1993, chapters 957 and 993; in 2004, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0584\">584<\/a>; in 2018, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0041\">41<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0081\">81<\/a>; in 2024, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0037\">37<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0150\">150<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72386,"identifier":"36-99.5:1","token":"36\/6\/1\/36-99.5_1","url":"\/36-99.5_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-99.5_1\/","token":"36\/6\/1\/36-99.5_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Smoke alarms and other fire detection and suppression systems in assisted living facilities, adult day centers and nursing homes and facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-99.5:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Battery<\/span> operated or AC powered smoke alarm devices shall be installed in all assisted living facilities and adult day centers licensed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Social Services, regardless of when the building was constructed. The location and installation of the smoke alarms shall be determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Building Code<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe licensee shall obtain a certificate of compliance from the building official of the locality in which the facility or center is located, or in the case of state-owned <span class=\"dictionary\">buildings<\/span>, from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of General Services.\n\t\t\tThe licensee shall maintain the smoke alarm devices in good working <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-260749\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/36-99.5_1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose\" href=\"\/2.2-4000\/\">2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) establishing standards for requiring (i) smoke alarms and (ii) such other fire detection and suppression systems as deemed necessary by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> to increase the safety of persons in assisted living facilities, residential dwelling units designed or developed and marketed to senior citizens, nursing homes, and nursing facilities. All nursing homes and nursing facilities that are already equipped with sprinkler systems shall comply with regulations relating to smoke alarms. <a id=\"paragraph-260750\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/36-99.5_1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSMOKE ALARMS AND OTHER FIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS IN ASSISTED LIVING\nFACILITIES, ADULT DAY CENTERS AND NURSING HOMES AND FACILITIES (\u00a7 36-99.5:1)\n\nA. Battery operated or AC powered smoke alarm devices shall be installed in all\nassisted living facilities and adult day centers licensed by the Department of\nSocial Services, regardless of when the building was constructed. The location\nand installation of the smoke alarms shall be determined by the Building Code.\n\t\t\tThe licensee shall obtain a certificate of compliance from the building\nofficial of the locality in which the facility or center is located, or in the\ncase of state-owned buildings, from the Department of General Services.\n\t\t\tThe licensee shall maintain the smoke alarm devices in good working order.\n\nB. The Board of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations\nin accordance with the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.)\nestablishing standards for requiring (i) smoke alarms and (ii) such other fire\ndetection and suppression systems as deemed necessary by the Board to increase\nthe safety of persons in assisted living facilities, residential dwelling units\ndesigned or developed and marketed to senior citizens, nursing homes, and\nnursing facilities. All nursing homes and nursing facilities that are already\nequipped with sprinkler systems shall comply with regulations relating to smoke\nalarms.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 55; 1990, cc. 448, 703; 1992, c. 356; 1993, cc. 957, 993;\n2004, c. 584; 2018, cc. 41, 81; 2024, cc. 37, 150.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}