517.10 Health care applicability
What changed in 517.10
Part II of Article 517 no longer applies to areas used only for shots, psychiatry, alternative medicine or optometry.
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- The list of areas that Part II doesn't cover was clarified and expanded.
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2020 NEC®RevisedYou're here
Part II of Article 517 no longer applies to areas used only for shots, psychiatry, alternative medicine or optometry.
2023 NEC®Revised
Pharmacy services not attached to a health care facility are now exempt from Part II, and two new notes point to the TR receptacle and AFCI rules.
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This section did not change from 2023 to 2026.
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