Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2016-05-04 · Effective 2016-07-05 · 81 FR 26872
Document
Document number
2016-10043
Federal Register citation
81 FR 26872
CFR reference
42 CFR 403
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2016-05-04
Effective date
2016-07-05
HHS docket
CMS-3277-F
Abstract
This final rule will amend the fire safety standards for Medicare and Medicaid participating hospitals, critical access hospitals (CAHs), long-term care facilities, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF-IID), ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), hospices which provide inpatient services, religious non-medical health care institutions (RNHCIs), and programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) facilities. Further, this final rule will adopt the 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code (LSC) and eliminate references in our regulations to all earlier editions of the Life Safety Code. It will also adopt the 2012 edition of the Health Care Facilities Code, with some exceptions.