The Florida Building Code Seventh Edition (2020) (FBC) is the current version that became effective on December 31, 2020 after it was adopted by the Legislature in Chapter 61G20-1.001. The Florida Building Commission recommended its adoption using as a Base Document the International Building Code promulgated by the International Code Council. Consulting facility development and code training services are available for the FBC.
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For 2018, the Facility Guidelines Institute published three Guidelines documents, one for hospitals, one for outpatient facilities and a third for residential health care, and support facilities. Consulting facility development and code training services are available for both these codes.
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The Life Safety Code is the most widely used source for strategies to
protect people based on building construction, protection, and occupancy
features that minimize the effects of fire and related hazards.
NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code establishes criteria for levels of health care services or
systems based on risk to the patients, staff, or visitors in health care
facilities to minimize the hazards of fire, explosion, and electricity.
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