Governing Lodging Establishments

Lodging establishments shall be responsible for providing any and all documentation related to inspections and evaluations required in this rule, including but not limited to, fire extinguishers, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems and smoke detectors.

1. Existing lodging establishments shall:
   1. Comply with Missouri laws and the DHSS rules and regulations regarding lodging establishments;
   2. Comply with Missouri laws and the DNR rules and regulations regarding, but not limited to, sewage treatment, drinking water and backflow;
   3. Comply with Missouri laws and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) rules and regulations regarding pressure vessels;
   4. Be operated and maintained in compliance with any and all applicable ordinances and regulations; and
   5. If listed as a historical building, the owner must notify the DHSS. Upon notification, the DHSS will collaborate with the DNR, State Historical Preservation Office, to determine requirements for licensing.
2. New lodging establishments shall:
   1. Comply with Missouri laws and the DHSS rules and regulations regarding lodging establishments;
   2. Comply with Missouri laws and the DNR rules and regulations regarding, but not limited to, sewage treatment, drinking water and backflow;
   3. Comply with Missouri laws and the DPS rules and regulations regarding pressure vessels;
   4. If built within a jurisdiction with applicable local ordinance(s), be erected, operated and maintained in compliance with those ordinances and regulations, or if not built within a jurisdiction with applicable local ordinance(s), be erected, operated and maintained in accordance with the 2002 Edition of a national code(s) regarding life safety, structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and architectural elements of the establishment, unless otherwise specifically stated in this rule;
   5. If listed as a historical building, the owner must notify the DHSS. Upon notification, the DHSS will collaborate with the DNR, State Historical Preservation Office, to determine requirements for licensing; and
   6. Present an occupancy permit issued by the regulating authority, or if not located within a jurisdiction that issues occupancy permits, certify to the DHSS that the establishment has been designed and erected in accordance with the 2002 Edition of a national code(s) regarding life safety, structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and architectural elements of the establishment. Certification to these facts will be accepted by a professional engineer, architect or the general contractor responsible for the construction of the establishment being licensed.
3. Lodging establishments undergoing a major renovation shall:
   1. Present an occupancy permit issued by the regulating authority, or if not located within a jurisdiction that issues occupancy permits, certify to the DHSS that the addition has been designed and erected in accordance with the 2002 Edition of a national code(s) regarding life safety, structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and architectural elements of the establishment. Certification to these facts will be accepted by a professional engineer, architect or the general contractor responsible for the construction of the establishment being licensed.