Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities; Amendment
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2005-03-25 · Effective 2005-05-24 · 70 FR 15229
Document
Document number
05-5919
Federal Register citation
70 FR 15229
CFR reference
42 CFR 403
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with comment period.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2005-03-25
Effective date
2005-05-24
HHS docket
CMS-3145-IFC
Abstract
This interim final rule with comment period adopts the substance of the April 15, 2004 temporary interim amendment (TIA) 00-1 (101), Alcohol Based Hand Rub Solutions, an amendment to the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). This amendment will allow certain health care facilities to place alcohol-based hand rub dispensers in egress corridors under specified conditions. This interim final rule with comment period also requires that nursing facilities install smoke detectors in resident rooms and public areas if they do not have a sprinkler system installed throughout the facility or a hard-wired smoke detection system in those areas.