Table 5.10 – Passenger Loading Zones at Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities Current Guidelines: 6.1 General. Medical care facilities included in this section are those in which people receive physical and medical treatment or care and where persons may need assistance in responding to an emergency and where the period of stay may exceed 24 hours. In addition to the requirements of section 4, medical care . . . facilities shall comply with section 6. 6.2 Entrances. At least one accessible entrance that complies with 4.14 shall be protected from the weather by canopy or roof overhang. Such entrances shall incorporate a passenger loading zone that complies with 4.6.6. Final Revised Guidelines: 209.3 Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities. At least one passenger loading zone complying with 503 shall be provided at an accessible entrance to licensed medical care and licensed long-term care facilities where the period of stay exceeds twenty-four hours. Model Codes & Standards IBC 2000: Section 1106.6.1 has an equivalent requirement for passenger loading zones at medical care and long-term care facilities. IBC 2003: Section 1106.7.2 has an equivalent requirement for passenger loading zones at medical care and long-term care facilities.