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1313.3 Category 2 Medical Air Supply Systems
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Category 2 systems shall comply with Section 1313.0, except as follows:
- Medical air compressors, dryers, aftercoolers, filters, and regulators shall be permitted to be simplex.
- The facility staff shall develop their emergency plan to deal with the loss of medical air. [NFPA 99:5.2.3.5]
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