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Ambulatory means the condition of a resident or participant who is physically and mentally capable of self-preservation by evacuating in response to an emergency to a refuge area as defined by the Uniform Statewide Building Code without the assistance of another person, or from the structure itself without the assistance of another person if there is no such refuge area within the structure, even if such resident or participant may require the assistance of a wheelchair, walker, cane, prosthetic device, or a single verbal command to evacuate. Nonambulatory means the condition of a resident or participant who by reason of physical or mental impairment is not capable of self-preservation without the assistance of another person.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255773,"text":"Buildings licensed as assisted living facilities, adult day centers and child welfare agencies shall be classified by and meet the specifications for the proper Use Group as required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":255774,"text":"Buildings used for assisted living facilities or adult day centers shall be licensed for ambulatory or nonambulatory residents or participants. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 275 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1986, chapter 430; in 1989, chapter 173; in 1991, chapter 532; in 1992, chapter 356; in 1993, chapters 957 and 993; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0552\">552<\/a>; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0747\">747<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":272177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70930,"identifier":"63.2-1705","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/1\/63.2-1705","url":"\/63.2-1705\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1705\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/1\/63.2-1705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compliance with Uniform Statewide Building Code","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Buildings licensed as assisted living facilities, <span class=\"dictionary\">adult day centers<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">child<\/span> welfare agencies shall be classified by and meet the specifications for the proper Use Group as required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. <a id=\"paragraph-255773\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/63.2-1705\/#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> Buildings used for assisted living facilities or <span class=\"dictionary\">adult day centers<\/span> shall be licensed for ambulatory or nonambulatory residents or participants. Ambulatory means the condition of a resident or participant who is physically and mentally capable of self-preservation by evacuating in response to an emergency to a refuge area as defined by the Uniform Statewide Building Code without the assistance of another person, or from the structure itself without the assistance of another person if there is no such refuge area within the structure, even if such resident or participant may require the assistance of a wheelchair, walker, cane, prosthetic device, or a single verbal command to evacuate. Nonambulatory means the condition of a resident or participant who by reason of physical or mental impairment is not capable of self-preservation without the assistance of another person. <a id=\"paragraph-255774\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/63.2-1705\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPLIANCE WITH UNIFORM STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE (\u00a7 63.2-1705)\n\nA. Buildings licensed as assisted living facilities, adult day centers and child\nwelfare agencies shall be classified by and meet the specifications for the\nproper Use Group as required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.\n\nB. Buildings used for assisted living facilities or adult day centers shall be\nlicensed for ambulatory or nonambulatory residents or participants. Ambulatory\nmeans the condition of a resident or participant who is physically and mentally\ncapable of self-preservation by evacuating in response to an emergency to a\nrefuge area as defined by the Uniform Statewide Building Code without the\nassistance of another person, or from the structure itself without the\nassistance of another person if there is no such refuge area within the\nstructure, even if such resident or participant may require the assistance of a\nwheelchair, walker, cane, prosthetic device, or a single verbal command to\nevacuate. Nonambulatory means the condition of a resident or participant who by\nreason of physical or mental impairment is not capable of self-preservation\nwithout the assistance of another person.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 275, \u00a7 63.1-174.1; 1986, c. 430; 1989, c. 173; 1991, c. 532;\n1992, c. 356, \u00a7 63.1-194.4; 1993, cc. 957, 993; 1998, c. 552; 2002, c. 747;\n2024, 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}}