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Question 1

An isolated power system (IPS) in a health care facility is required to give an alarm when the line isolation monitor detects a fault current of at least:

Accepted Answer

5.0 mA

Answer

NEC 517.160(B)(5) requires the line isolation monitor to alarm when a total hazard current of 5.0 mA or greater is detected.

Question 2

In a hospital essential electrical system, which branch supplies nursing home paging and communication systems?

Accepted Answer

Critical branch

Answer

NEC 517.33 lists nurse call systems among the loads connected to the critical branch of the essential electrical system.

Question 3

Under NEC Article 517, a Type 3 essential electrical system is used in which type of facility?

Accepted Answer

Nursing homes and residential custodial care facilities

Answer

NEC 517.40 defines the Type 3 essential electrical system for nursing homes and limited care facilities, which have less critical load requirements than hospitals.

Question 4

What is the maximum distance between receptacles in a general care patient bed location?

Accepted Answer

At least 6 receptacles per bed location per NEC 517.18

Answer

NEC 517.18(A) requires a minimum of 6 receptacle outlets for each patient bed location in a general care area.

Question 5

In a health care facility, the term 'patient care vicinity' is defined as a space extending how far around a patient's bed?

Accepted Answer

6 feet horizontally and 7.5 feet vertically

Answer

NEC 517.2 defines the patient care vicinity as a space within 6 feet horizontally and 7.5 feet vertically from the patient bed or procedure table.

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E2 Health Care Facilities 3