A-106.1 General. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this code and the technical codes, have the meanings shown in this section.

ACT: The Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of November 10, 1999, P.L. 491.

CODE OFFICIAL (OR BUILDING OFFICIAL): The Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections or his or her duly authorized representative charged with the administration and enforcement of such codes.

Exception: In the Fire Code, the term "fire code official" or "code official" shall mean the Fire Commissioner and/or the Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections or their duly authorized representatives charged with the administration and enforcement of the code in accordance with practices established by the two departments.

DEPARTMENT: The Department of Licenses and Inspections unless otherwise specified.

Exception: In the Fire Code, the term "Department" shall mean the Fire Department unless otherwise specified.

HEALTH CARE FACILITY: Any of the following, regardless whether the facility is operated for profit, nonprofit or by an agency of the Commonwealth or local government:

a general, chronic disease or other type of hospital,
a home health care agency,
a hospice or long-term care nursing facility,
a cancer treatment center using radiation therapy on an ambulatory basis,
an ambulatory surgical facility,
a birth center, or
any other health care facility licensed by the Commonwealth Department of Health as may be necessary due to emergence of new modes of health care;

provided that the term "health care facility" shall not include

an office used primarily for the private practice of a health care practitioner,
a program which renders treatment or care for drug or alcohol abuse or dependence unless located within a health facility,
a facility providing treatment solely on the basis of prayer or spiritual means, or
a facility which is conducted by a religious organization for the purpose of providing health care services exclusively to clergymen or other persons in a religious profession who are members of a religious denomination.