Last updated on 2/14/22 | First published on 2/14/22 | Literature review current through Mar. 2024
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In 2016 (May 4, 2016) the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the document 'Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities' that required healthcare facilities to migrate from using the 2000 edition of NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code® (LSC) to the 2012 edition. CMS also mandated direct compliance with the 2012 edition of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code.[1] This was the first time that CMS had a mandate regarding the NFPA 99. Since the 2012 edition there have been several updated editions published, 2015, 2018 and most recently 2021.
The NFPA Chapter 14 applies to all hyperbaric facilities, regardless of occupancy (Class A, Class B or Class C) and is divided into three sections [2][3]:
14.1 Scope
14.2 Construction and Equipment
14.3 Administration and Maintenance
This series features the NFPA 99 Chapter 14 and is intended to provide insight as to how to interpret and utilize the guidance provided by Chapter 14 in daily hyperbaric operations.
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