Part II of NEC^® Article 517 is all about “Wiring and Protection” of a health care facility. NEC^® 517.10(B) mentions which areas in a health care facility are not covered under the rules in Part II of Article 517.

Oregon has amended this section and added line item 3 as underlined below:

NEC 517.10 Applicability.

(A) Applicability. Part II shall apply to patient care space of all health care facilities.

(B) Not Covered. Part II shall not apply to the following:

(1) Business offices, corridors, waiting rooms, and the like in clinics, medical and dental offices, and outpatient facilities.

(2) Spaces of nursing homes and limited care facilities wired in accordance with Chapters 1 through 4 of this Code where these spaces are used exclusively as patient sleeping rooms, as determined by the health care facility’s governing body.

(3) Areas used exclusively for any of the following purposes:

a. Intramuscular Injections (Immunizations)

b. Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

c. Alternative medicine (i.e. Acupuncture, Chiropractic therapy, etc.)

d. Optometry

e. Pharmacy services not contiguous to health care facilities

f. Massage therapy

g. Physical therapy

h. Audiology

Oregon amendments to the 2023 NEC^® are located in “Table 1-E” of the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code (OESC) which can be seen using the following link or the OESC PDF file located near the bottom of the screen: 2023 OESC