CMS’s updated fire safety regulations incorporate the 2012 edition of NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code fire safety requirements with some specific qualifications, according to an article on the J.D. Supra Business Advisor website.
Not only is a LTC facility subject to the incorporated LSC edition, but certain Tentative Interim Amendments also apply, including TIA 12-1, 12-2, 12-3 and 12-4.
Also, CMS made clear that, because the 2012 edition of the NFPA LSC references the 2010 edition of NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety, the 2013 edition of NFPA 101A is not adopted at this point.
CMS may accept a state’s fire and safety code if it is considered equivalent to or stricter than the LSC in the federal regulations, the article said.
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