Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities; Amendment
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2006-09-22 · Effective 2006-10-23 · 71 FR 55326
Document
Document number
06-7885
Federal Register citation
71 FR 55326
CFR reference
42 CFR 403
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2006-09-22
Effective date
2006-10-23
HHS docket
CMS-3145-F
Abstract
This final rule adopts the substance of the April 15, 2004 tentative 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 allows certain health care facilities to place alcohol-based hand rub dispensers in egress corridors under specified conditions. This final rule also requires that nursing facilities at least install battery-operated single station smoke alarms in resident rooms and common areas if they are not fully sprinklered or they do not have system-based smoke detectors in those areas. Finally, this final rule confirms as final the provisions of the March 25, 2005 interim final rule with changes and responds to public comments on that rule.