The Joint Commission said hospitals will have until November to prepare for new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements, according to an article on the ASHE website.
CMS will begin surveying healthcare facilities on its new Conditions of Participation (CoPs) on Nov. 7, 2016, after the CoP effective date of July 5.
Beginning Nov. 7, facilities will need to comply with the new CoPs, which adopt the 2012 editions of NFPA 101: Life Safety Code® and NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code.
In the period between July 5 and Nov.7, surveys will be based on the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code.
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