Residential Licensees Serving Persons With Hearing Loss

The governing body of any residential licensee, which is required to admit only persons who are capable of self-preservation, and which also admits one (1) or more persons who have loss of hearing, must ensure that when the sounding of the standard fire alarm is not sufficient to notify a sleeping person who has hearing loss of the need to evacuate, must then provide a means of such notification which: (1) Is independent of personal, physical contact, or notification by staff or other persons during sleep; (2) Provides some mechanical means of sensory notification during sleep; (3) Is consistent in notifying the person supported of the need to evacuate; and (4) Has the prior approval of the Office of Licensure.